Sonny Anderson

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Sonny Anderson

Full name	Sonny Anderson da Silva Nilmar
Date of birth	September 19, 1970 (1970-09-19) (age 37)
Place of birth	Goiatuba, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-1990 1991-1992 1992-1994 1994 1994-1997 1997-1999 1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006	Vasco Guarani Servette Marseille Monaco Barcelona Lyon Villarreal Al-Rayyan Al-Gharrafah Total	0042 00(1) 0018 00(4) 0052 0(31) 0020 0(16) 0091 0(51) 0047 0(16) 0110 0(71) 0038 0(13) 0039 0(30) 0057 0(89) 0514 (322)
National team²
1997-2001	Brazil	007 00(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 15 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of July 23 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sonny Anderson da Silva Nilmar (born September 19, 1970 in Goiatuba) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played as a forward for Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco, FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais where he became a "legend" of the club with which he never ceased to keep contacts and where he is employed as a coach now that his playing career is over. He is considered to be the origin of the "Brazilian Connection" at Olympique Lyonnais.