Background
Both his father, Roy Andersson, as well as his younger brother, Daniel Andersson, have also played professional football.
Both his father, Roy Andersson, as well as his younger brother, Daniel Andersson, have also played professional football.
Starting 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. In December 1992, he went professional as he moved to Blackburn Rovers for £800,000, 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.
He scored once for Blackburn, in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the second leg of the 1992-1993 Football League Cup semi-final.
His next step was to go to Germany in October 1993 and play for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern Munich became his next club
His time with Bayern resulted in two Bundesliga championships (in the 2000-2001 championship season he scored the final and decisive goal against Hamburger SV in the last minute – his only goal for the club) as well as a DFB-Pokal and victory in the 2000-2001 Union of European Football Associations Champions League, despite missing his penalty in the final shootout. Andersson moved to Catalan giants Football Club Barcelona in 2001 and spent three injury-plagued seasons there.
Foreign the 2004 season, Andersson came back to Malmö FF to play in the Swedish league again after 10 years.
After suffering yet another knee injury during a Champions League qualifier against Swiss team Football Club Thun on 10 August 2005, Andersson announced his retirement from professional football on 12 August 2005. He was appointed as Manchester United"s scout in Scandinavia in August 2010. Andersson earned a total of 96 caps for the Swedish national team, scoring four goals.
Andersson also played in the team which reached the semi-finals in the 1992 European Championship.
In Euro 2000, he received a red card for a hard foul on Belgium"s Baronet Goor. International goals
Scores and results list Sweden"s goal tally first.