Andreas Andersson (footballer, born 1974)

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, including a goal against England in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match. However, an injury to his cruciate ligament caused him to miss Euro 2000. On 5 September 2001 Andersson scored the decisive goal against Turkey in Istanbul in a 2-1 victory, which meant Sweden qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup the following summer. Andersson was used as a substitute in the tournament and nearly scored against Argentina, but his shot hit the cross bar.

Andreas Andersson

Andreas Andersson
Personal information
Full name	Andreas Claes Andersson
Date of birth	(1974-04-10) 10 April 1974
Place of birth	Nacka, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1979–1993	Hova IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Tidaholms GOIF	9	(6)
1994–1996	Degerfors IF	40	(16)
1996–1997	IFK Göteborg	39	(32)
1997–1998	A.C. Milan	13	(1)
1998–1999	Newcastle United	27	(4)
1999–2005	AIK	82	(25)
2010–	FC Andrea Doria	7	(2)
Total		217	(86)
National team‡
1996–2003	Sweden	43	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 30 November 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 30 November 2006

Domestically, he won the 1996 Swedish league title with IFK Göteborg, and also ending up as the topscorer[1] scoring 19 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 1 August 2005, with Andersson looking to remain in football as a coach. However, he resumed playing in 2010 with Swedish minnows FC Andrea Doria.