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. On trial with
SK Brann of the
Norwegian Premier League in 2001, 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. He then made his league debut opposing
Bodø/Glimt, 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. == References ==