Russell Anderson

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Personal information
Russell Anderson
Date of birth	October 25, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	6'1
Nickname	Cadger, Rusty
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Aberdeen
Number	4
Youth clubs
	Dyce Boys Club
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-	Aberdeen	275 (17)
National team²
2002-	Scotland	009 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 6 April 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Russell Anderson (b. Aberdeen, October 25, 1978) is a Scottish football defender who currently plays for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League.

Anderson broke through the ranks to make his debut in the Aberdeen first team in 1997, and has since established himself as a rock at the heart of the defence. A solid, reliable centre-back, he has become a real fans' favourite and has amassed over three hundred appearances for Aberdeen. In the season 2005-06 he won the most man-of-the-match awards from BBC Scotland in the league. He currently captains the side. He has played for the Scottish national side on nine occasions and was both a youth and under-21 international. His good form and reliability for both club and country over the last couple of seasons has led for calls for him to become a regular in the Scotland starting line-up.

He recently celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Liverpudlian side Everton, a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Everton won 3-2 but the result was unimportant - the day belonged to the Captain.

In November 2006, he won the Scottish Player of the Month award for the first time in his career.

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Russell Anderson career stats at Soccerbase

Preceded by Darren Young	Aberdeen FC captain 2003-present	Succeeded by ongoing

Aberdeen F.C. - Current Squad
1 Langfield \| 2 Hart \| 3 Byrne \| 4 Anderson \| 5 Diamond \| 6 Severin \| 7 J. Smith \| 8 Nicholson \| 9 Lovell \| 10 Mackie \| 11 Clark \| 14 Dempsey \| 15 Touzani \| 16 Miller \| 17 D. Smith \| 18 Winter \| 19 Foster \| 20 Soutar \| 21 Considine \| 23 Brewster \| 24 Donald \| 25 Maguire \| 26 Daal \| Manager: Calderwood