Richard Magyar

Richard Göran Emil Magyar (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr]; born 3 May 1991) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Richard Magyar
Magyar in 2011
Personal information
Full name Richard Göran Emil Magyar
Date of birth (1991-05-03) 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 II 2 (1)
2017–2019 Greuther Fürth 47 (4)
2019–2022 Hammarby IF 51 (4)
International career‡
2010 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2011–2012 Sweden U21 3 (0)
*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

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

Halmstads BK

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

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

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

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

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

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
As of match played 30 October 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstads BK 2010 Allsvenskan 3010—40
2011 Allsvenskan 22010—230
2012 Superettan 274412[lower-alpha 1]1336
2013 Allsvenskan 291302[lower-alpha 2]0341
2014 Allsvenskan 25110—261
Total 1066101411208
Aarau 2014–15 Super League 7000—70
Total 70000070
Hammarby IF 2015 Allsvenskan 11000—110
2016 Allsvenskan 20150—251
2017 Allsvenskan 10020—120
Total 4117000481
Greuther Fürth II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 21——21
Greuther Fürth 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 19210—202
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 28210—292
Total 4952000515
Hammarby IF 2019 Allsvenskan 14210—152
2020 Allsvenskan 141301[lower-alpha 3]0181
2021 Allsvenskan 1513000181
2022 Allsvenskan 8052—132
Total 51412210646
Career total 254163135129020
  1. Appearances in the Superettan promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Hammarby IF

References
  1. "Richard Magyars häftiga resa" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-04-15. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  2. "Magyar vill vinna titlar med Bajen". Halmstads BK. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. "Folksam U21 serier 2009" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  4. "Ny kvartett lärlingar" (in Swedish). hbk.se. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  5. "Bästa presenten för Richard" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-05-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  6. "Fem egna talanger fick debutera". Halmstads BK. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. "En spansk satsning sprack". Halmstads BK. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. "2012 - första året i Superettan slutade med kvalseger". Halmstads BK. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. "Laguppställningar 2013" (PDF). Halmstads BK. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. "Han blir ny lagkapten efter Stefan Selakovic" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  11. "Åkte ur efter stor spelaromsättning". Halmstads BK. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. "Der Schwede Richard Magyar kommt nach Aarau" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "2. Richard Magyar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. "'Vi jobbade hårdare än alla andra'" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. "Richard flyttar till Tyskland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  16. "Zwei Neuzugänge: Fürth bastelt an der Zukunft". kicker Online (in German). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  17. "Jóhannsson och Magyar klara för Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll (in Swedish). July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  18. "Åtta raka räckte inte – lilla silvret till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  20. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  21. "Årets lagkaptener utsedda" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  22. "Genomgång av skadeläget i Hammarbytruppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  23. "Tack för allt, Richard!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  24. "Magyar tackar nej till U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  25. Richard Magyar at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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