Daniel Andersson
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Daniel Jerry Andersson (ˈdaːnijɛl ˈɑndɛ(r)ʃɔn; born August 28, 1977 in Lund
) is a Swedish
footballer and coach who currently plays for Malmö FF
and serves as team captain as well as assistant manager.
in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league
, and was bought by Italian Serie A
outfit Bari. He enjoyed big personal success at Bari, being named captain as a foreigner at only 23 years, in his third year. This attracted the interest of Juventus and Fiorentina amongst other clubs, with both clubs putting bids on the table. Andersson was also on his way to Fiorentina, but due to their financial problems the transfer was cancelled in the last minute. Instead he transferred to Venezia
for a fee of 6 million euro, where he had an average season. After that he had short stints with Chievo
and Ancona
. In 2004 he returned to Malmö FF together with former teammate Yksel Osmanovski
. He returned to Malmö the same year as his brother, Patrik Andersson, who was captain of the team at the time. The return of both Andersson brothers was a contributing factor to the club winning the league the same year. When Patrik retired due to injury problems in 2006 Daniel took over the captaincy and has held it since.
After having played as Centre Midfielder for the majority of his career he took the position as Centre Back from the start of the 2010 season, where he enjoyed great success consistently being one of the best players in Malmö FF that year. By this change he became the third Andersson family member after his father Roy and brother Patrik to captain Malmö FF from the centre back position. He succeeded so well with the position change that he was nominated for Swedish defender of the year and Allsvenskan player of the year after he led Malmö FF to their 16th Swedish Championship.
On 29 October 2011 Andersson announced that he would focuse on his coaching career but would continue to play for the club when he was needed.
between 1997 and 2009. He was a squad member for Euro 2000, Euro 2008, and the 2002
and 2006
World Cup finals.
At Euro 2000, he was a regular starter in Sweden's line-up. As a result of Tobias Linderoth
getting injured, he was once again a regular starter at Euro 2008, although the team did not make it into the knockout stages of the competition.
Andersson retired from the national team after the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup
, in order to devote his energies to Malmö FF.
along with Jörgen Pettersson
and Simon Hollyhead on 29 October 2011.
and the younger brother of Patrik Andersson, all three of them being some of the most successful players in Malmö FF
. A notable fact is also that all three have played centre back and have been team captain of Malmö FF.
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|2001-02||Venezia||29||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||0
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|2002-03||Chievo||11||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
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|2003-04||Ancona||25||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||1
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|2004||rowspan="8"|Malmö FF
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|2010
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|2011
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Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
footballer and coach who currently plays for Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
and serves as team captain as well as assistant manager.
Club career
Andersson played for Bjärreds IF as a youngster, but joined Malmö FFMalmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
, and was bought by Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
outfit Bari. He enjoyed big personal success at Bari, being named captain as a foreigner at only 23 years, in his third year. This attracted the interest of Juventus and Fiorentina amongst other clubs, with both clubs putting bids on the table. Andersson was also on his way to Fiorentina, but due to their financial problems the transfer was cancelled in the last minute. Instead he transferred to Venezia
F.B.C. Unione Venezia
Football Club Unione Venezia , commonly referred to as simply Venezia, is an Italian football club from Venice, Veneto....
for a fee of 6 million euro, where he had an average season. After that he had short stints with Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
and Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
. In 2004 he returned to Malmö FF together with former teammate Yksel Osmanovski
Yksel Osmanovski
Yksel Osmanovski is a former Swedish football forward....
. He returned to Malmö the same year as his brother, Patrik Andersson, who was captain of the team at the time. The return of both Andersson brothers was a contributing factor to the club winning the league the same year. When Patrik retired due to injury problems in 2006 Daniel took over the captaincy and has held it since.
After having played as Centre Midfielder for the majority of his career he took the position as Centre Back from the start of the 2010 season, where he enjoyed great success consistently being one of the best players in Malmö FF that year. By this change he became the third Andersson family member after his father Roy and brother Patrik to captain Malmö FF from the centre back position. He succeeded so well with the position change that he was nominated for Swedish defender of the year and Allsvenskan player of the year after he led Malmö FF to their 16th Swedish Championship.
On 29 October 2011 Andersson announced that he would focuse on his coaching career but would continue to play for the club when he was needed.
International career
Andersson was capped 74 times for SwedenSweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
between 1997 and 2009. He was a squad member for Euro 2000, Euro 2008, and the 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
and 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
World Cup finals.
At Euro 2000, he was a regular starter in Sweden's line-up. As a result of Tobias Linderoth
Tobias Linderoth
Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...
getting injured, he was once again a regular starter at Euro 2008, although the team did not make it into the knockout stages of the competition.
Andersson retired from the national team after the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, in order to devote his energies to Malmö FF.
Coaching career
Andersson was appointed as one of three new assistant managers at Malmö FFMalmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
along with Jörgen Pettersson
Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)
Jörgen Pettersson is a former football striker from Sweden who has played 27 international matches for the national team...
and Simon Hollyhead on 29 October 2011.
Personal life
Daniel Andersson is the son of Roy AnderssonRoy Andersson (footballer)
Roy Andersson is a former footballer from Sweden. He got a number of caps for the national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup....
and the younger brother of Patrik Andersson, all three of them being some of the most successful players in Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
. A notable fact is also that all three have played centre back and have been team captain of Malmö FF.
Career statistics
|-|1994||rowspan="5"|Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
||rowspan="5"|Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
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|1998-99||rowspan="3"|Bari||rowspan="6"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2000-01||32||8||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||8
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|2001-02||Venezia||29||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||0
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|2002-03||Chievo||11||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
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|2003-04||Ancona||25||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||1
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|2004||rowspan="8"|Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
||rowspan="8"|Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
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|2006||25||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||26||3
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|2007||23||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||25||4
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|2008||24||3||3||0||colspan="2"|–||27||3
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|2009||26||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||27||1
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|2010
2010 Allsvenskan
- Overview :-League table:-Relegation play-offs:-----Results:...
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|2011
2011 Allsvenskan
The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...
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