Jan Tore Magnus "Turbo" Svensson (born 10 March 1969) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He won 32

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for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at

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and the

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Club career

Svensson was born in Vinberg, Sweden. His career started in Vinbergs IF, but he soon joined

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in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship. From 1998 to 2002 he moved abroad to play for Viking F.K. in Norway, where he was a big fan favourite. He became the most expensive player in the

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when he was bought by Danish club Brøndby IF for NOK 12,5 million in spring 2000. He rejoined Halmstad in 2002. 2006 was Svensson's final year in Halmstad, and he moved back to Vinberg in 2007.

International career

Svensson made his debut for the Sweden national team in a

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against Japan on 22 February 1996. He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 12 February 2001 in a friendly game against China after coming on as a substitute for

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in the second half of a 2-2 draw. He made his competitive debut for Sweden in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against

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when he replaced Henrik Larsson in the 70th minute in a 0-0 draw. He appeared in a total of three UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying games as Sweden qualified for

. The following summer he was selected for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2000 squad and played in the

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games against

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and

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as Sweden failed to reach the

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. Svensson appeared in two 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying games as Sweden qualified for their first

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since

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. He played in all four games for Sweden at the

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as Sweden reached the second round before being eliminated by

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. He played in two UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying games but did not make the

squad. His last international appearance came on 11 June 2003 in a

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game against

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. Being a full international for Sweden between 1996 and 2003, Svensson won a total of 32

and scored 2 goals.

Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svensson goal''.

Honours

Halmstads BK * Allsvenskan:

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: 1994–95 Brøndby IF *

: 2001–02 Individual * Stor Grabb: 2001

References

External links

Official site

Halmstads BK profile

Brøndby IF profile

Career stats
at ''Voetbal International'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Svensson, Magnus 1969 births Living people Association football midfielders Association football defenders Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Vinbergs IF players Halmstads BK players Viking FK players Brøndby IF players Kniksen Award winners UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark