Andreas Andersson

For the Swedish ice hockey goaltender, see Andreas Andersson (ice hockey).

Andreas Andersson

Personal information
Full name	Andreas Claes Andersson
Date of birth	April 10, 1974 (1974-04-10)
Place of birth	Nacka, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1979–1993	Hova IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1994	Tidaholm GOIF	9	(6)
1994–1996	Degerfors IF	40	(16)
1996–1997	IFK Göteborg	39	(32)
1997–1998	A.C. Milan	13	(1)
1998–1999	Newcastle United	27	(4)
1999–2005	AIK	82	(25)
2010–	FC Andrea Doria	7	(2)
Total		217	(86)
National team‡
1996–2003	Sweden	43	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 30 November 2006. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 30 November 2006

Andreas Claes Andersson (born 10 April 1974 in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer. He retired in 2005, but has started playing for lower league side FC Andrea Doria in Sweden. He was capped 42 times and scored 8 goals for Sweden, and he played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Injury problems caused him to retire on August 1, 2005, but he stated that he would continue in football as a coach.

During his career he was a goal-getting striker. In 1996 he won the Swedish league title and became league top scorer (19 goals) with IFK Göteborg. He played abroad with AC Milan and Newcastle United before returning to Sweden. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.

External links

• Andreas Andersson career stats at Soccerbase