Anders Andersson
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Anders Andersson (born March 15, 1974 in Tomelilla) is a Swedish football forward. He has played 27 international matches for the Swedish national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
He played for Svenstorps IF as a child, but joined Malmö FF in 1990. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers. There, however, he was a failure, playing only four matches. He went on to play in Denmark and Portugal, and returned to Malmö FF in July 2005.
During his time in Benfica, he became a close personal friend of the Hungarian soccer player Miklós Fehér. He was devastated by the death of Feher during a Liga game against Vitória S.C., and was quoted as saying "He was only 24 and was as healthy as one could possibly be. There were never any signs that something was wrong, he was in top shape." [1] A week after Fehér's death, Andersson signed for Belenenses. His former team-mate in Malmö FF, Joseph Elanga, suffered a similar tragedy in 2003 when his childhood friend Marc-Vivien Foé passed away during a Confederations Cup game against Colombia.
[edit] Playing career
| Season | Club | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Malmö FF | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Malmö FF | 28 | 3 |
| 1993 | Malmö FF | 19 | 4 |
| 1994 | Malmö FF | 19 | 2 |
| 1995 | Malmö FF | 23 | 3 |
| 1996 | Malmö FF | 23 | 5 |
| 1997 | Malmö FF | 13 | 2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| AaB | 21 | 1 | |
| 1999-00 | AaB | 29 | 6 |
| 2000-01 | AaB | 20 | 1 |
| 2001-02 | SL Benfica | 23 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | SL Benfica | 16 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | SL Benfica | 9 | 0 |
| Belenenses | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Belenenses | ||
| 2005 | Malmö FF |
[edit] External references
- (Swedish) Malmö FF profile
- (Danish) Aalborg BK profile
- (Dutch) Voetbal International
Categories: 1974 births | Living people | Swedish footballers | Sweden international footballers | Malmö FF players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | AaB footballers | Benfica players | Belenenses players | FA Premier League players | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | UEFA Euro 2000 players | UEFA Euro 2004 players | Football (soccer) strikers
