Russell Anderson
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| Russell Anderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell James Anderson | |
| Date of birth | 25 October 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 27 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–2007 2007– 2008 2008–2009 |
Aberdeen Sunderland → Plymouth Argyle (loan) → Burnley (loan) |
280 (18) 1 (0) 14 (0) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002– | Scotland | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Russell James Anderson (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish football defender who currently plays for Sunderland.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Aberdeen
Anderson grew up in the Mannofield area of Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen Grammar School. He began his career with local club Aberdeen, and broke through the ranks to make his debut in the first team in 1997; scoring his first goal for the club in 2000, in the 4-0 win over Hibernian. He went on to establish himself as a rock at the heart of the defence. A solid, reliable centre-back, he became a real fans' favourite and amassed over three hundred appearances for Aberdeen.
In the season 2005-06, he won the most man-of-the-match awards from BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound in the league.
In 2006, Anderson celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Everton, a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his considerable ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Despite Aberdeen cruising at 2-1 Everton eventually ground out a 3-2 win[1].
Anderson was club captain before departing the club for Sunderland in June 2007.
[edit] Sunderland
On 27 June 2007 Anderson completed a £1 million transfer to Premiership club Sunderland[2], despite having stated one month earlier his desire to remain at Aberdeen for the rest of his career[3]. The £90,000 Russell received as a signing on fee was given to the AFC youth team for investment.[citation needed]
Anderson made his home début for Sunderland in a friendly match versus Italian side Juventus on Saturday 4 August 2007. He came on as a substitute at the Stadium of Light with fifteen minutes of the match remaining. The game finished in a 1-1 draw, with Daryl Murphy giving the Black Cats the lead. On 18 August 2007, he made his Premier League debut against Wigan Athletic as a substitute where he later gave away a penalty for a mis-timed tackle.
On 19 February 2008, Anderson joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season.[4]
On 26 August 2008, Anderson joined Burnley in a loan deal which will see him play for the club until the end of the 2008/09 season.[5] This deal was cut short due to a cruciate ligament injury suffered in a Carling Cup match against Fulham.[citation needed]
Russell made his comeback from injury after 14 months out in a reserve game against Wigan, but he was sent off.[6] Anderson is out of contract at the end of the 2009–10 season, and The Sun has reported that Sunderland may pay off the remainder of his contract, which would allow Anderson to sign on a free transfer for another club.[7]
[edit] International career
Anderson so far has played for the Scottish national side on eleven occasions and was both a youth and under-21 international. He won his first cap against Iceland in October 2002, coming on as a late substitute[8].
[edit] Awards
Anderson collected the Best Defender Award 05/06[clarification needed] after a run of consistent performances for Aberdeen.[citation needed]
In November 2006, he won the Scottish Player of the Month award for the first time in his career.[9] April 2007 saw him nominated for Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2006/07 season. He was not only the sole Scottish candidate for the award, but was also the only nominee not playing for Celtic Football Club, the SPL champions. He was also named in the Scottish PFA team of the year for the 2006-07 season.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Aberdeen 2-3 Everton". BBC Sport website. 9 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5258556.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Anderson seals Sunderland switch". BBC Sport website. 27 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6244320.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Anderson aims for Pittodrie stay". BBC Sport website. 22 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6681279.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Argyle sign Scotland pair on loan". BBC News. 19 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/7252569.stm. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Clarets complete Anderson signing, Burnley official website.
- ^ [1], Sunderland Echo.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Scotland sink Iceland". BBC Sport website. 12 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/2316207.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "November prize for Dons' Anderson". BBC Sport website. 30 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6159439.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/6584145.stm
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| Preceded by Darren Young |
Aberdeen FC captain 2003-2007 |
Succeeded by Scott Severin |
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