Anthony Magnacca

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anthony Magnacca

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|4|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia{{WorldFootball.net|anthony-magnacca}}

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = Sunshine Georgies

| years2 = 1998–1999

| clubs2 = Canberra Cosmos

| years3 = 1999–2000

| clubs3 = South Melbourne

| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = Newcastle United

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = → Brann (loan)[http://historie.brann.no/spillerdatabase/spillerarkiv/anthony-magnacca/ Spillerprofil: Anthony Magnacca] Historie.brann.no

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2004

| clubs6 = Green Gully

| years7 = 2005–2006

| clubs7 = Preston Lions

| years8 = 2007–2008[http://www.sunshinegeorgecross.com/homenew/207-the-ins-and-outs-for-2008 The Ins and Outs for 2008] Sunshine George Cross Football Club

| clubs8 = Sunshine Georgies

| years9 = 2008

| clubs9 = Coburg United

| years10 = 2009

| clubs10 = Heidelberg United

| years11 = 2010

| clubs11 = Bulleen Lions

| years12 = 2011

| clubs12 = Box Hill United

}}

Anthony Magnacca (born 9 April 1978) is an Australian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He played in the Norwegian Premier League, his first professional stint, in 2001.

Career

He made 57 appearances in the Australian A-League in the early stages of his career; 22 at Canberra Cosmos, 26 at the (then) South Melbourne Lakers and 9 at Newcastle United. {{Cite web |title=Anthony Magnacca » Club matches » A-League |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/anthony-magnacca/aus-a-league/2/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}

On trial with SK Brann of the Norwegian Premier League in 2001,[https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/sk-brann/australier-til-brann/a/5405110/ Australier til Brann] Vg.no Magnacca saw Brann as a springboard to a higher league upon transferring to the club and was received well, earning a salary of about 30000 kroner per month.[https://www.ba.no/brann/et-vindu-til-europa/s/1-41-297446 Et vindu til Europa] Ba.no He then made his league debut opposing Bodø/Glimt, in which Brann lost 5–1, after being praised by the coach for his assiduous efforts in a friendly.[https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/sk-brann/australier-klar-for-brann-debut/a/951414/ Australier klar for Brann-debut] Vg.no The Australian's debut would be his only appearance in his loan to Norway which lasted just two months.

He would not make any more professional appearances.