Richard Magyar
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Richard Magyar is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football player, who plays defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Halmstads BK
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...

.

Career

Starting his career in Åkarps IF at the age of 8, followed by a moved to GoIF Nike, at the age of 15 he went on trial for Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

 but eventually signd for Lunds BK
Lunds BK
Lunds BK is a football club from Lund, Sweden founded in 1919. The club currently plays in Division 1 Södra and at the same time time also plays in the Tipselit....

 in 2006, however the spell was only one year as his family moved to Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...

, where he signd for BK Astrio
BK Astrio
BK Astrio is a Swedish association football club located in Halmstad, Sweden. The club currently plays in Division 4.-Background:BK Astrio was established on July 30, 1933 by Stig and Orvar Nilsson with Eric Andreasson, Torsten Lasson, and Donald Lasson. The founding members were impressed by the...

. In 2008 he moved to local rival Halmstads BK, spending only a year in the youth squad and was also part of U21 squad that won the first U21 Allsvenska championship. Prior to the 2010 season
2010 Allsvenskan
- Overview :-League table:-Relegation play-offs:-----Results:...

 he was lifted from youth squad and put as a trainee in the senior squad. After sitting on the bench for several games, he made his debut on May 5 for Halmstads BK against Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....

, starting as teammate Tomas Žvirgždauskas
Tomas Žvirgždauskas
Tomas Žvirgždauskas is a football defender from Lithuania, who plays defender for Halmstads BK.- Career :His career started in Zalgiris Vilnius, where he won the Lithuanian league title twice. In 1995, he moved to Danish team, Naestved BK, but only played a few games before moving back to Zalgiris...

 had picked up an injury.

In May 2011 Magyar was for the first time summoned to the Swedish U-21 team
Sweden national under-21 football team
The Swedish U-21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players. Sweden U21's current captain is Jiloan Hamad with Jakob Johansson as vice captain.-UEFA European U-21 Championship Record:...

. However, an injury forced Magyar to miss out. Marcus Törnstrand
Marcus Törnstrand
Marcus Törnstrand is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Hammarby IF.-Career:As a youth player he represented Djurgårdens IF and IF Brommapojkarna before signing a contract with Hammarby IF in 2008...

 was called-up to replace Magyar.

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