Russell Anderson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Aberdeen | 280 | (18) |
| 2007–2010 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Burnley (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Derby County | 34 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Aberdeen | 69 | (1) |
| Total | 402 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Scotland U21 | 16 | (2) |
| 2002–2008 | Scotland | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Russell Anderson (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish former footballer who last played as a centre back for Aberdeen. He played in the Scottish Premier League for Aberdeen, the Premier League for Sunderland, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Burnley and Derby County. Anderson won 11 caps for Scotland at full international level.
He grew up in the Mannofield area of Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen Grammar School. He began his career with local club Aberdeen. Anderson progressed through the ranks to make his first team debut in 1997; scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Hibernian in 2000. Described as a solid, reliable centre-back (although he played some of his first matches at right-back), Anderson established himself as a first choice player and went on to make more than 300 appearances in his first spell with the club. In 2003, he was appointed club captain, a role he held for four years before moving to Sunderland in 2007.
In the 2005–06 season, he won the most league man-of-the-match awards from BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound. In 2006, Anderson celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Everton, a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his considerable ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Despite Aberdeen leading 2–1, Everton won 3–2.
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