Career
In 1993, after having retired from professional football, he was persuaded by Helsingborgs IF to make his comeback. Between 1993 and 2001 he played 233 consecutive Allsvenskan matches, and a total of 268 matches for the club He was suspended from what was planned to be his last match for HIF due to a red card in his 233rd match.
In 2000 he earned his nickname San Siro-Sven with a last-minute penalty save against Inter Milan.
In a 2000-2001 Union of European Football Associations Champions League qualifier, Helsingborgs were leading 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg with the second leg delicately poised at 0-0. In the final minute Inter were awarded a penalty but Alvaro Recoba saw his effort saved by Andersson, and Helsingborgs qualified at Inter"s expense.
In November 2001 he joined Premier League side West Ham United, but left the following summer having not made an appearance for the club Today Sven Andersson is the goalkeepers" coach of Helsingborgs IF.