Patrik Andersson

Patrik Jonas Andersson (pronounced [ˈpɑ̌ːtrɪk ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in the late 1980s, he went on to play abroad in England, Germany, and Spain, winning the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League with FC Bayern Munich. He returned to Malmö FF in 2004 before retiring the following season. A full international between 1992 and 2002, he won 96 caps for the Sweden national team and was a part of the Sweden team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played at the 1992 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 1992, UEFA Euro 2000, and was a squad player at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

For other people named Patrik Andersson, see Patrik Andersson (disambiguation).

Patrik Andersson
Patrik Andersson at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in January 2013
Personal information
Full name Patrik Jonas Andersson
Date of birth (1971-08-18) 18 August 1971
Place of birth Bjärred, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 174 (10)
1999–2001 Bayern Munich 35 (1)
2001–2004 Barcelona 19 (0)
2004–2005 Malmö FF 19 (1)
Total 349 (23)
National team
1987–88 Sweden U17 23 (7)
1989–91 Sweden U19 9 (6)
1990–92 Sweden U21 16 (3)
1992 Sweden Olympic 4 (1)
1992–2002 Sweden 96 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career

Born in Bjärred, Andersson began his career with the local club, Bjärreds IF. In 1988, 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,[2][3] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

His next step was to go to Germany in October 1993[5] 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.[6] He made his debut on 22 August 1999 in a 2–0 away defeat to 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[7] – his only goal for the club) as well as a DFB-Pokal and victory in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League,[8] despite missing his penalty in the final shootout.[9]

FC Barcelona

Andersson moved to La Liga giants FC Barcelona in 2001 and spent three injury-plagued seasons there. Therefore he played only 19 league matches for the Blaugrana.[10]

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.

International career

Andersson earned a total of 96 caps for the Swedish national team, scoring three goals.[12] He won a bronze medal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Andersson also played in the team that reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1992. He was also part of the Swedish national squad that took part in Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[13] At Euro 2000, he received a red card for a hard foul on Belgium's Bart Goor.[14] At the 2002 World Cup, in Sweden's last training session before their opening match against England, Andersson was injured and was not able to play in the tournament. He was replaced by Andreas Jakobsson.

Post-playing career

He was appointed as Manchester United's scout in Scandinavia in August 2010.[15]

Personal life

Andersson is the son of Roy Andersson, who played more than 300 games for Malmö FF and won 20 caps for the Sweden national team, representing them at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[16] His brother is Daniel Andersson, also a former professional footballer and Sweden international.[17]

Career statistics

Club

[16]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Malmö FF 1989 Allsvenskan 151 –40191
1990 202 –40242
1991 281 ––281
1992 277 ––277
Total 9011 –809811
Blackburn Rovers 1992–93 Premier League 110 –110
1993–94 10 –10
Total 120 –120
Borussia
Mönchengladbach		 1993–94 Bundesliga 17100––171
1994–95 3416010–411
1995–96 33420–60414
1996–97 32120–41382
1997–98 30310––313
1998–99 28030––310
Total 174101401010119911
Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga 150502090310
2000–01 2011020120351
Total 3516040210661
Barcelona 2001–02 La Liga 12010–61191
2002–03 3000–4070
2003–04 4010–0050
Total 19020–101311
Malmö FF 2004 Allsvenskan 101 ––101
2005 90 –30120
Total 191 –110221
Career totals 349232205053242825

International
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Sweden 1992110
199370
1994151
199570
199681
199790
199870
199990
2000100
2001101
200230
Total963

International goals
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 August 1994Eyravallen, Örebro Lithuania3–04–2Friendly
21 June 1996Råsunda Stadium, Solna Belarus4–15–11998 World Cup qualifier
31 September 2001Gradski Stadion, Skopje North Macedonia2–02–12002 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bayern Munich

Malmö FF

Individual

References
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  4. "Wembley date for Wednesday". The Independent. 14 March 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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  9. "Bayern crowned European champions". BBC Sport. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  10. Arnhold, Matthias (14 November 2019). "Patrik Jonas Andersson - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "Roundup:Doubts surround 2 league kickoffs". The New York Times. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  12. Mamrud, Roberto (14 November 2019). "Patrik Andersson – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. "Patrik Andersson Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  14. "Belgium beat Sweden to start with a bang". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  15. Ogden, Mark (24 August 2010). "Anderson makes successful return in Manchester United's £48m reserves". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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  17. "Svenske landslagshjältens superkropp – som 69-åring". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  18. "Bundesliga Historie 1994/95" (in German). kicker.
  19. "Bundesliga Historie 1996/97" (in German). kicker.
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