Johan Andersson (footballer, born 1983)

Johan Andersson
Personal information
Full name	Johan Rickard Andersson
Date of birth	22 August 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Landskrona, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2007	Landskrona
2007	Malmö FF
2008–2011	Stabæk
2012–2015	Lillestrøm
International career‡
2002–2006	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2009

Johan Rickard Andersson (born 22 August 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[edit]

Johan Andersson was reunited with his former coach Janne Jönsson from his early Landskrona career when he joined Stabæk ahead of the 2008 season. He scored two goals in his league debut for Stabæk at home against Lillestrøm in a 4–2 victory. In total he ended up scoring 12 goals in 25 games from midfield in the league, only behind team-mate Daniel Nannskog in the goal scoring chart when Stabæk won their first ever league title. In Stabæks UEFA Cup run he was involved in both matches against Rennes as they narrowly lost out in the group phase. He started all Stabæk's 7 cup games including the final against Vålerenga which they lost, scoring 5 goals in the process.

On 17 January it was reported that Andersson would need an operation on his knee, which would keep him out for most of the season. He would not be ready before late July.^[1]

He made his comeback on 29 July against F.C. Copenhagen in a Champions League qualifier as a late second-half substitute. After five more substitute appearances, he started his first game of the season on 19 September against Odd Grenland, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory.

Andersson played 22 games and scored four goals for Stabæk in 2011, and joined Lillestrøm ahead of the 2012-season along with his team-mate Pálmi Rafn Pálmason.^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 5 May 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sweden			League		Svenska Cupen		Europe		Total
2001	Landskrona	Superettan	23	2
2002		Allsvenskan	23	1
2003			23	2
2004			21	5
2005			9	0
2006		Superettan	22	8
2007	Malmö	Allsvenskan	5	0	2	2			7	2
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
2008	Stabæk	Tippeligaen	25	12	7	5	2	0	34	17
2009			7	2	1	0	2	0	10	2
2010			18	7	0	0	0	0	18	7
2011			22	4	0	0	0	0	22	4
2012	Lillestrøm		27	2	2	0	0	0	29	2
2013			29	1	5	1	0	0	35	2
2014			26	0	3	0			29	0
2015			12	2	0	0			12	2
Total	Sweden		126	18	2	2			?	?
Total	Norway		166	30	18	6	4	0	188	36
Career total			292	48	20	8	4	0	316	56

References[edit]

^ "Johan Andersson need an operation". Nettavisen. 2009-01-17.
^ "Johan Andersson har signert for LSK". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

External links[edit]

Johan Andersson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Johan Andersson at Elite Football

[1] "Johan Andersson need an operation". Nettavisen. 2009-01-17.

[2] "Johan Andersson har signert for LSK". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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