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Daniel Andersson (footballer born 1977)

Daniel Andersson
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Daniel Andersson during his playing career
Personal information
Full name Daniel Jerry Andersson
Date of birth (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977 (age 40)
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Malmö FF (Director of sports)
Youth career
0000–1994 Bjärreds IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Malmö FF 85 (11)
1998–2001 Bari 97 (16)
2001–2002 Venezia 29 (0)
2002–2003 Chievo (loan) 12 (0)
2003–2004 Ancona (loan) 25 (1)
2004–2013 Malmö FF 207 (19)
Total 455 (47)
National team
1996–1998 Sweden U21 17 (2)
1997–2009 Sweden 74 (0)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Malmö FF (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Daniel Jerry Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdaːnijɛl ˈɑndɛ(r)ʃɔn]; born 28 August 1977 in Lund) is a Swedish football coach and former professional player who is currently the director of sports at Malmö FF. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back, which he mostly did later in his career. Andersson played the majority of his career for Malmö FF in two different periods where he also served as team captain between 2006 and 2011, he also had a successful period playing for Serie A club Bari. He also had a long international playing career, playing 74 matches for Sweden. Daniel is part of a prosperous football family as both his father Roy Andersson and brother Patrik Andersson had successful football careers.

Andersson played for Bjärreds IF as a youngster, but joined Malmö FF in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit Bari.

Andersson 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.


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