He accepted an invitation from old club Benfica to take part in a charity match to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake, on 25 January 2010, which also coincided with the 68th birthday of club legend Eusébio: his team, Benfica All Stars, consisted of both retired and current Benfica players, which played "against" Zidane XI, a team consisting of players hand-picked by former French legend Zinedine Zidane.
Mats Ek | Mats Gustafsson | Mats Sundin | Mats Levén | Mats Ronander | Per Magnusson | Mats Odell | Mats Öberg | Mats Wilander | Mats Wester | Mats Olsson | Mats Magnusson | Mats Hummels | Greta Magnusson-Grossman | Godred Magnusson | Tony Magnusson | Patrik Magnusson | Mats Qviberg | Mats Olsson (journalist) | Mats Olausson | Mats/Morgan Band | Mats Leven | mats | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Magnus Magnusson | Haakon Magnusson of Norway | Eiríkr Magnússon | Bengt Magnusson (Bjälboäten) | Ástþór Magnússon | Árni Magnússon |
The most famous players to start their career playing for Högaborgs are Henrik Larsson, Mats Magnusson, Martin Olsson, Marcus Olsson and Daniel Nannskog.
From day one of his spell at HIF, he was a first team regular and in 1992, when the club was re-promoted to Allsvenskan after 24 years in lower divisions, Ola Nilsson formed the backbone of the team together with other HIF stars, such as Mats Magnusson and Henrik Larsson.