Andreas Andersson

For the Swedish ice hockey goaltender, see Andreas Andersson (ice hockey).
Andreas Andersson
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Claes Andersson
Date of birthApril 10, 1974
Place of birthNacka, Sweden
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1979–1993Hova IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994Tidaholms GOIF9(6)
1994–1996Degerfors IF40(16)
1996–1997IFK Göteborg39(32)
1997–1998A.C. Milan13(1)
1998–1999Newcastle United27(4)
1999–2005AIK82(25)
2010–FC Andrea Doria7(2)
Total217(86)
National team
1996–2003Sweden43(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. A striker, he was capped by Sweden forty-two times (including the 2002 FIFA World Cup), scoring eight goals.

Domestically, he won the 1996 Swedish league title with IFK Göteborg, ending the seasons as the league's top scorer with nineteen goals. These performances earned him moves abroad to AC Milan and Newcastle United (for whom he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final). These spells proved largely unsuccessful, resulting in Andersson's return to Sweden with AIK.

Injury problems caused him to retire on August 1, 2005, with Andersson looking to remain in football as a coach. However, he resumed playing in 2010 with Swedish minnows FC Andrea Doria.

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