Richard Göran Emil Magyar (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr]; born 3 May 1991) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
 Magyar in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Göran Emil Magyar | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Åkarps IF | |||
| GIF Nike | |||
| 2006 | Lunds BK | ||
| 2007 | BK Astrio | ||
| 2008–2009 | Halmstads BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Halmstads BK | 106 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Aarau | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hammarby IF | 41 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Greuther Fürth | 47 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Greuther Fürth II | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Hammarby IF | 51 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2012 | |||
In a 12-year career, he represented and captained both Halmstads BK and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, also spending time abroad with FC Aarau and Greuther Fürth.
Early life edit
Magyar's father is of Hungarian descent. He started his career with local club Åkarps IF at the age of 8, followed by a moved to GoIF Nike. At the age of 15 he went on trial with Malmö FF but eventually signed for Lunds BK in 2006. A year later, his family moved to Halmstad, where he signed for BK Astrio.[1][2] In 2008, he moved to local rival Halmstads BK, spending only a year in the youth squad and was also part the team that won the first edition of the U21 Allsvenskan championship in 2009.[3]
Career edit
Halmstads BK edit
Prior to the 2010 season, Magyar was promoted to Halmstad BK's senior squad as a trainee.[4] After sitting on the bench for several games, he made his debut in Allsvenskan on 5 May for Halmstads BK against Kalmar FF, at age 19, starting as teammate Tomas Žvirgždauskas had picked up an injury.[5][6]
In 2011, Magyar was used as a fringe starter for Halmstad, making 22 league appearances, as the club finished at the foot of the Allsvenskan table and suffered a relegation.[7] Playing in the second tier Superettan in 2012, Magyar made 27 appearances under manager Jens Gustafsson and led his side to a third place in the table, which meant that Halmstad advanced to a promotion play-off to Allsvenskan where they eliminated GIF Sundsvall by 6–4 on aggregate.[8]
In 2013, Magyar made 29 appearances in Allsvenskan, scoring once, as the club finished 14th in the table. Once again, Halmstad eliminated GIF Sundsvall in the relegation play-offs.[2][9] Before the 2014 season, following the retirement of Stefan Selaković, Magyar was appointed as the new team captain at Halmstad.[2][10] Halmstad finished 10th in the Allsvenskan table, but Magyar decided to leave the club when his contract expired, making 106 senior appearances in total.[11]
FC Aarau edit
On 17 January 2015, Magyar signed a two and a half-year deal with FC Aarau. At his new club, Magyar teamed up with another former player of Halmstad, midfielder Dusan Djuric.[12] He eventually played six league games during the spring of 2015, but was unable to prevent Aarau from getting relegated from the Swiss Super League. Activating a clause, Magyar was released from his contract at the end of the season.[13]
Hammarby IF edit
On 7 July 2015, Magyar returned to Sweden and signed a two-year deal with newly promoted club Hammarby IF. He went on to make 11 league appearances during the second half of the Allsvenskan season, pairing up with Lars Sætra in the central defence, as the side finished 11th in the table.[13]
In 2016, Magyar begun the campaign as a starter, but lost his place in favour of Joseph Aidoo and David Boo Wiklander. He made 20 league appearances, as Hammarby finished 11th in the table for a second consecutive season.[14]
In 2017, Magyar flourished under new manager Jakob Michelsen and started in all of the first ten rounds of the Allsvenskan campaign. On 5 June 2017, when his contract expired, it was announced that Magyar would leave Hammarby, in spite of being offered a new deal by the club.[15]
Greuther Fürth edit
On 5 June 2017, Magyar joined 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth on a two-year contract.[16] He played 47 games for the club, scoring four goals, across two seasons.
Return to Hammarby edit
On 11 July 2019, Magyar returned to his former club Hammarby IF, signing a three-year contract.[17] Forming a defensive partnership with Mads Fenger, Magyar helped Hammarby to a 3rd place in the 2019 Allsvenskan table, after eight straight wins at the end of the season.[18]
On 30 May 2021, Magyar won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[19][20]
On 2 April 2022, Magyar was appointed as the new club captain of Hammarby by head coach Martí Cifuentes.[21] On 22 July 2022, it was announced that Magyar would be sidelined for at least a few months due to a foot injury.[22] On 27 November 2022, Magyar announced that he would retire from professional football with immediate effect.[23]
International career edit
In May 2011, Magyar was for the first time summoned to the Swedish U21 team. However, an injury forced Magyar to miss out. Marcus Törnstrand was called up to replace Magyar.[24]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 30 October 2022[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Superettan | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 8 | ||
| Aarau | 2014–15 | Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 254 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 290 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Superettan promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours edit
Hammarby IF
References edit
- ^ "Richard Magyars häftiga resa" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-04-15. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Magyar vill vinna titlar med Bajen". Halmstads BK. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Folksam U21 serier 2009" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Ny kvartett lärlingar" (in Swedish). hbk.se. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Bästa presenten för Richard" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-05-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Fem egna talanger fick debutera". Halmstads BK. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "En spansk satsning sprack". Halmstads BK. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "2012 - första året i Superettan slutade med kvalseger". Halmstads BK. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Laguppställningar 2013" (PDF). Halmstads BK. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Han blir ny lagkapten efter Stefan Selakovic" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Åkte ur efter stor spelaromsättning". Halmstads BK. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Der Schwede Richard Magyar kommt nach Aarau" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2. Richard Magyar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "'Vi jobbade hårdare än alla andra'" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Richard flyttar till Tyskland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Zwei Neuzugänge: Fürth bastelt an der Zukunft". kicker Online (in German). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Jóhannsson och Magyar klara för Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Åtta raka räckte inte – lilla silvret till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Årets lagkaptener utsedda" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Genomgång av skadeläget i Hammarbytruppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Tack för allt, Richard!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Magyar tackar nej till U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Richard Magyar at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links edit
- Richard Magyar at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- HBK Profile (in Swedish)