Magnus Powell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-10-28) 28 October 1974 (age 50)
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.

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.

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

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winner: 1999
  • Runner-up: 1994, 1995, 1998
• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winner: 1997–98
• Norwegian Premier League:
  • Runner-up: 2001
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Runner-up: 2005

• Profile at lyn.no