Famous People with Name Mats

Mats Ture Magnusson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mats Ture Magnusson: a former Swedish footballer, who played as a striker.During his career, Magnusson played for Malmö FF (two periods), Servette FC, Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Helsingborgs IF (upon his return home, he helped the side, featuring a young Henrik Larsson, reach the Swedish first division).At the Lisbon club, he developped as a top flight goal-poacher, winning two national leagues, and appearing at the European Cup finals in 1988 (lost to PSV Eindhoven in penalty kicks) and 1990 (losing to A.C. Milan). In 1989-90, even though Benfica lost to FC Porto in the league, Magnusson finished the competition's top scorer, at 33 goals.

Mats Rubarth            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mats Rubarth: a professional footballer with Swedish top side AIK. He left Örebro SK after the 2000 season for AIK. He is also an recording artist and composer.A technical left-winger (though right footed), Rubarth excells in dribbling past defenders. He regularly provides strikers with good passes, and consequently gets quite a few assists. During the 2003 season, Rubarth's best, he proved to be an able goal scorer too, netting ten times in the Swedish top division, Allsvenskan (2001 he did a spectacular bicycle-kick goal in a Stockholm derby against Hammarby).

Mats Anders Wejsfelt            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mats Anders Wejsfelt: a footballer from Sweden (defender) playing currently for 1. FC Magdeburg.

Mats Wilander            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mats Wilander: is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one Grand Slam men's doubles title (at Wimbledon). He won three of the four Grand Slam singles events in 1988 and finished that year ranked World No. 1. Although he never won the singles title at Wimbledon, Wilander twice won the Australian Open when that tournament was still played on grass courts.

Mats Wallberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mats Wallberg: is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.