Patrik Andersson

Patrik Andersson

Patrik Andersson at Svenska idrottsgalan in January 2013
Personal information
Full name Patrik Jonas Andersson
Date of birth (1971-08-18) 18 August 1971
Place of birth Borgeby, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Youth career
0000–1988 Bjärreds IF
1988–1989 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Malmö FF 90 (11)
1992–1993 Blackburn Rovers 12 (0)
1993–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach 154 (10)
1999–2001 Bayern Munich 37 (1)
2001–2004 Barcelona 19 (0)
2004–2005 Malmö FF 19 (1)
Total 331 (23)
National team
1992 Sweden U23 4 (1)
1992–2002[2] Sweden 96 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Patrik "Bjärred" Jonas Andersson (pronounced [ˈpɑːtrɪk ˈanːdəˈʂɔn]; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former footballer. Both his father, Roy Andersson, as well as his younger brother, Daniel Andersson, have also played professional football.

Club career

Early career

Andersson began his career in the local club, Bjärreds IF, from which he also got his nickname, he moved on to Malmö FF, a team playing in the top national league.

Blackburn Rovers

In December 1992, Andersson went professional as he moved to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £800,000,[3][4] where he stayed for one year, making just 12 Premier League appearances. However, he is notable for being one of the first foreign signings by Blackburn Rovers, and one of the relatively small group of foreigners who appeared in the first season of the new Premier League in England.[4] He scored once for Blackburn, in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the second leg of the 1992–93 Football League Cup semi-final.[5]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

His next step was to go to Germany in October 1993[6] and play for Borussia Mönchengladbach. There he won the DFB-Pokal with the team in 1995, but left the team as its performance deteriorated, in 1999.

Bayern Munich

In June 1999, Andersson signed for Bayern Munich for approximately DM 6 million.[7] He made his debut on 22 August 1999 in a 0–2 away defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. His time with Bayern resulted in two Bundesliga championships (in the 2000–01 championship season he scored the final and decisive goal against Hamburger SV in the last minute[8] – his only goal for the club) as well as a DFB-Pokal and victory in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League,[9] despite missing his penalty in the final shootout.[10] Andersson moved to Catalan giants FC Barcelona in 2001 and spent three injury-plagued seasons there.

Malmö FF

For the 2004 season, Andersson came back to Malmö FF to play in the Swedish league again after 10 years. This year he captained Malmö FF who won their first Swedish league (Allsvenskan) title in 15 years. He has twice been awarded Guldbollen as the Swedish footballer of the year, in 1995 and 2001. After suffering yet another knee injury during a Champions League qualifier against Swiss team FC Thun on 10 August 2005,[11] Andersson announced his retirement from professional football on 12 August 2005. He was appointed as Manchester United's scout in Scandinavia in August 2010.[12]

International career

Andersson earned a total of 96 caps for the Swedish national team, scoring four goals. He won a bronze medal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Andersson also played in the team which reached the semi-finals in the 1992 European Championship. He was also part of the Swedish national squad that took part in the Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and was a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[13] In Euro 2000, he received a red card for a hard foul on Belgium's Bart Goor.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 August 1994 Eyravallen, Örebro  Lithuania 3–0 4–2 Friendly
2 1 June 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Belarus 4–1 5–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
3 15 August 2001 Råsunda Stadium, Solna  South Africa 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 1 September 2001 Gradski Stadion, Skopje  Macedonia 2–0 2–1 2002 World Cup qualifier

Career statistics

[15]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
1989Malmö FFAllsvenskan151
1990202
1991281
1992277
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992–93Blackburn RoversPremier League110
1993–9410
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1993–94Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga171
1994–95341
1995–96334
1996–97321
1997–98303
1998–99280
1999–2000Bayern Munich150
2000–01201
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2001–02BarcelonaLa Liga120
2002–0330
2003–0440
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
2004Malmö FFAllsvenskan101
Total Sweden 10012
England 120
Germany 19310
Spain 190
Career total 32422

International

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Sweden 1992110
199370
1994151
199570
199681
199790
199870
199990
2000100
2001102
200230
Total964

Honours

Club

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayern Munich
Malmö FF

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Andersson, Patrik" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (30 October 2005). "Patrik Andersson – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Football: On the move". The Independent. 20 December 1992. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Boom and bust the Blackburn way". BBC. 13 May 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wembley date for Wednesday". Independent. 14 March 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Borussia M'Gladbach 1993/94". sklady.hostmix.pl. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Pfennig, Christian; Neußer, Joachim (7 June 1999). "Ribbeck stellt Matthäus EM-Freibrief aus" [Ribbeck provides Matthäus complete authority from the European Championship]. Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Vier Minuten im Mai" (in German). sport1.de. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Patrik Andersson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  10. ↑ "Bayern crowned European champions". BBC Sport. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "Roundup:Doubts surround 2 league kickoffs". The New York Times. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  12. ↑ Ogden, Mark (24 August 2010). "Anderson makes successful return in Manchester United's £48m reserves". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "Patrik Andersson Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  14. ↑ "Belgium start with a bang". UEFA. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "Patrik Andersson" (in Japanese). level-k.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  16. ↑ "Team of the Year 2001". UEFA. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jonas Thern		 Sweden
Captain
1998–2002 		Succeeded by
Olof Mellberg
Preceded by
Hasse Mattisson		 Malmö FF
Captain
2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Daniel Andersson
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