| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo José Magnín | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-02-17)February 17, 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | San Jerónimo,Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Unión de Santa Fe | 30 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | San Martín-TU | ||
| 1996–1997 | Unión de Santa Fe | 27 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | Huracán | 28 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Badajoz | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lausanne | ||
| 2000–2001 | Unión de Santa Fe | 20 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Nueva Chicago | 16 | (0) |
| 2002 | Saprissa | ||
| 2003 | Olimpia | ||
| 2003–2004 | Patronato | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo José Magnín (born February 17, 1969[1]) is an Argentine formerfootballdefensive player, mostly remembered for being dismissed by the EnglishrefereeGary Willard only after the showing of threeyellow cards during a European club match.
Magnín started his professional playing career in 1990 withUnión de Santa Fe,[2] spent the 1994–95 season withSan Martín de Tucumán before returning to Unión for two more years, and in 1997 he joinedClub Atlético Huracán.[3] After only one season with Huracán he joinedCD Badajoz in Spain, and then spent one season (1999–2000) atFC Lausanne-Sports of Switzerland.[1]
During this period he was involved in his most notable incident, coming in aUEFA Cup first round tie at the club's ground, theStade Olympique de la Pontaise, in September 1999. The player receivedcautions in the 41st and 66th minutes of the game againstCelta Vigo of Spain, the second of which should have resulted in an additionalred card and the removal of the player from the pitch. However, the referee,Gary Willard of England, failed to realise that Magnín had been shown the first yellow card, and allowed play to continue with the player still present. When Magnín then earned a third yellow card four minutes later, he was finally shown red and dismissed. The match result (at 3–2 to Lausanne) was allowed to stand by UEFA, due to the club not having suffered a disadvantage by the incorrect application of theLaws of the game by Willard.[4]
In 2000 Magnín returned to Argentina where he played once again for Unión and then forNueva Chicago.[5] In his later playing days he turned out forDeportivo Saprissa inCosta Rica,[6]Olimpia ofParaguay,[7] and finallyPatronato de Paraná of the Regionalised Argentine4th division. He is now officially retired.[8]