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Magnus Powell

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Magnus Powell
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-28) 28 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Östersunds (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Örebro SK 40 (7)
1995–1999 Helsingborgs IF 111 (26)
2000–2005 Lillestrøm 98 (31)
2006–2008 Lyn 52 (6)
2008–2009 GIF Sundsvall 21 (1)
International career
1990–1991 Sweden U17 11 (0)
1992–1993 Sweden U19 5 (2)
1993–1995 Sweden U21 13 (3)
Managerial career
2008–2009 GIF Sundsvall (assistant)
2010–2014 Lillestrøm (youth)
2015 Egersund
2015–2017 Levanger
2018 Sandefjord
2018–2019 Levanger
2021 07 Vestur
2022–2024 Östersund
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Magnus Powell (born 28 October 1974) is a Swedish football coach and a former striker who is the head coach of Östersund.

Club career

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Powell was born in Örnsköldsvik to English footballer Ronald Powell. He played in the Swedish Allsvenskan from 1995 to 1999 for Helsingborgs IF and Örebro SK. He was an important part of the 1999 Helsingborg team that won the championship in Sweden scoring 8 goals in 24 matches. At the start of the 2000-season Powell was sold to Lillestrøm SK for £350,000 to replace Icelandic international Heiðar Helguson. Although he has struggled with injuries Powell has been a key-member of the Lillestrøm squad since arriving in 2000, scoring 29 goals in 73 league matches. During his last seasons with Lillestrøm he was the team captain. On 26 January 2006, Magnus Powell was transferred from Lillestrøm to FC Lyn Oslo for NOK 500,000. His active career as a player was ended in the Swedish team GIF Sundsvall, where he also was the assistant coach.

International career

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Powell represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a combined total of 29 times, scoring 5 goals.[1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Magnus Powell - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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