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Patrik Andersson

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Patrik Jonas Andersson(pronounced[ˈpɑ̌ːtrɪkˈânːdɛˌʂɔn];born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former professionalfootballerwho played as adefender.

Patrik Andersson
Andersson at theSwedish Sports Awardsin 2013
Personal information
Full name Patrik Jonas Andersson
Date of birth (1971-08-18)18 August 1971(age 53)
Place of birth Bjärred,Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1988 Bjärreds IF
1988–1989 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Malmö FF 90 (11)
1992–1993 Blackburn Rovers 12 (0)
1993–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach 174 (10)
1999–2001 Bayern Munich 35 (1)
2001–2004 Barcelona 19 (0)
2004–2005 Malmö FF 19 (1)
Total 349 (23)
International career
1987–88 Sweden U17 23 (7)
1989–91 Sweden U19 9 (6)
1990–92 Sweden U21 16 (3)
1992 Sweden Olympic 4 (1)
1992–2002 Sweden 96 (3)
Medal record
Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Starting off his career withMalmö FFin the late 1980s, he went on to play professionally in England, Germany, and Spain, and won the2000–01 UEFA Champions LeaguewithBayern Munich.He returned to Malmö in 2004, before retiring the following season.

A full international between 1992 and 2002, he won 96capsfor theSweden national teamand was a part of the Sweden team that finished third at the1994 FIFA World Cup.He also played at the1992 Summer Olympics,UEFA Euro 1992,UEFA Euro 2000,and was a squad player at the2002 FIFA World Cup.

He was awardedGuldbollenas the Sweden's best footballer of the year in 1995 and 2001.

Club career

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Early career

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Born inBjärred,Andersson began his career with the local club, Bjärreds IF. In 1988, he moved on toAllsvenskanclubMalmö FF.

Blackburn Rovers

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In December 1992, Andersson went professional as he moved toBlackburn Roversfor a fee of £800,000,[2][3]where he stayed for one year, making just 12Premier Leagueappearances. However, he is notable for being one of the first foreign signings by Blackburn Rovers, and one of the relatively small group of foreigners who appeared in the first season of the newPremier LeagueinEngland.[3]He scored once for Blackburn, in a 2–1 defeat toSheffield Wednesdayin the second leg of the1992–93 Football League Cupsemi-final.[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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His next step was to go to Germany in October 1993[5]and play forBorussia Mönchengladbach.There, he won theDFB-Pokalwith the team in 1995, but left the team, as its performance deteriorated, in 1999.

Bayern Munich

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In June 1999, Andersson signed forBayern Munichfor approximatelyDM6 million.[6]He made his debut on 22 August 1999 in a 2–0 away defeat toBayer Leverkusen.His time with Bayern resulted in two Bundesliga championships (in the2000–01championship season he scored the final and decisive goal againstHamburger SVin the last minute[7]– his only goal for the club) as well as aDFB-Pokaland victory in the2000–01 UEFA Champions League,[8]despite missing his penalty in thefinalshootout.[9]

Barcelona

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Andersson moved toLa LigagiantsBarcelonain 2001 and spent three injury-plagued seasons there. Therefore, he played only 19 league matches for theBlaugrana.[10]

Return to Malmö

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For the 2004 season, Andersson came back to Malmö to play in the Swedish league again after ten years. That year, he captained Malmö, who won their first Swedish league (Allsvenskan) title in 15 years. He has twice been awardedGuldbollenas the Swedish footballer of the year, in 1995 and 2001. After suffering yet another knee injury during a Champions League qualifier against Swiss teamThunon 10 August 2005,[11]Andersson announced his retirement from professional football on 12 August 2005.

International career

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Andersson earned a total of 96capsfor theSweden national team,scoring three goals.[12]He won a bronze medal in the1994 FIFA World Cup.Andersson also played in the team that reached the semi-finals atUEFA Euro 1992.He was on the Sweden national squad inEuro 2000,the2002 FIFA World Cupand was a member of the Sweden squad at the1992 Summer Olympicsin Barcelona.[13]At Euro 2000, he received a red card for a hard foul on Belgium'sBart Goor.[14]At the 2002 World Cup, in Sweden's last training session before their opening match against England, Andersson was injured and was not able to play in the tournament. He was replaced byAndreas Jakobsson.

Post-playing career

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He was appointed asManchester United's scout in Scandinavia in August 2010.[15]He left the club after one year.[16]

Personal life

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Andersson is the son ofRoy Andersson,who played more than 300 games for Malmö and won 20 caps for the Sweden national team, representing them at the1978 FIFA World Cup.[17]His brother isDaniel Andersson,also a former professional footballer and Sweden international.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 1989 Allsvenskan 15 1 – 4 0 19 1
1990 Allsvenskan 20 2 – 4 0 24 2
1991 Allsvenskan 28 1 – – 28 1
1992 Allsvenskan 27 7 – – 27 7
Total 90 11 – 8 0 98 11
Blackburn Rovers 1992–93 Premier League 11 0 – 11 0
1993–94 Premier League 1 0 – 1 0
Total 12 0 – 12 0
Borussia
Mönchengladbach 		1993–94 Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 – – 17 1
1994–95 Bundesliga 34 1 6 0 1 0 – 41 1
1995–96 Bundesliga 33 4 2 0 – 6 0 41 4
1996–97 Bundesliga 32 1 2 0 – 4 1 38 2
1997–98 Bundesliga 30 3 1 0 – – 31 3
1998–99 Bundesliga 28 0 3 0 – – 31 0
Total 174 10 14 0 1 0 10 1 199 11
Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga 15 0 5 0 2 0 9 0 31 0
2000–01 Bundesliga 20 1 1 0 2 0 12 0 35 1
Total 35 1 6 0 4 0 21 0 66 1
Barcelona 2001–02 La Liga 12 0 1 0 – 6 1 19 1
2002–03 La Liga 3 0 0 0 – 4 0 7 0
2003–04 La Liga 4 0 1 0 – 0 0 5 0
Total 19 0 2 0 – 10 1 31 1
Malmö FF 2004 Allsvenskan 10 1 – – 10 1
2005 Allsvenskan 9 0 – 3 0 12 0
Total 19 1 – 11 0 22 1
Career total 349 23 22 0 5 0 53 2 428 25

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1992 11 0
1993 7 0
1994 15 1
1995 7 0
1996 8 1
1997 9 0
1998 7 0
1999 9 0
2000 10 0
2001 10 1
2002 3 0
Total 96 3
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andersson goal.
List of international goals scored by Patrik Andersson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 August 1994 Eyravallen,Örebro,Sweden Lithuania 3–0 4–2 Friendly
2 1 June 1996 Råsunda Stadium,Solna,Sweden Belarus 4–1 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
3 1 September 2001 Gradski Stadion,Skopje,North Macedonia North Macedonia 2–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bayern Munich

Malmö FF

Sweden

Individual

References

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  2. ^"Football: On the move".The Independent.20 December 1992.Archivedfrom the original on 25 May 2022.Retrieved24 May2016.
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  6. ^Pfennig, Christian; Neußer, Joachim (7 June 1999)."Ribbeck stellt Matthäus EM-Freibrief aus"[Ribbeck provides Matthäus complete authority from the European Championship].Rhein-Zeitung(in German).Retrieved23 May2016.
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  9. ^"Bayern crowned European champions".BBC Sport. 23 May 2001.Retrieved21 January2010.
  10. ^Arnhold, Matthias (14 November 2019)."Patrik Jonas Andersson - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved15 November2019.
  11. ^"Roundup:Doubts surround 2 league kickoffs".The New York Times.12 August 2005.Retrieved21 January2010.
  12. ^Mamrud, Roberto (14 November 2019)."Patrik Andersson – International Appearances".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved15 November2019.
  13. ^"Patrik Andersson Biography and Statistics".Sports Reference. Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2009.Retrieved29 October2009.
  14. ^"Belgium beat Sweden to start with a bang".UEFA.Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2021.Retrieved21 January2010.
  15. ^Ogden, Mark (24 August 2010)."Anderson makes successful return in Manchester United's £48m reserves".Telegraph.co.uk.Retrieved4 September2010.
  16. ^"'Bjärred' tvingas bort – av United ".aftonbladet.se(in Swedish).Retrieved18 March2022.
  17. ^ab"Patrik Andersson".level-k(in Japanese).Retrieved21 January2010.
  18. ^"Svenske landslagshjältens superkropp – som 69-åring".expressen.se(in Swedish).Retrieved19 October2020.
  19. ^"Bundesliga Historie 1994/95"(in German). kicker.
  20. ^"Bundesliga Historie 1996/97"(in German). kicker.
  21. ^"Team of the Year 2001".UEFA.3 January 2002.Retrieved8 January2016.
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