Sonny Anderson

Sonny Anderson

Anderson training with Lyon in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Anderson da Silva
Date of birth	(1970-09-19) 19 September 1970 (age 46)
Place of birth	Goiatuba, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987	XV de Jaú
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1991	Vasco da Gama	42	(1)
1992	Guarani	18	(4)
1992–1994	Servette	52	(31)
1994	Marseille	20	(16)
1994–1997	Monaco	91	(51)
1997–1999	Barcelona	47	(16)
1999–2003	Lyon	110	(71)
2003–2004	Villarreal	38	(13)
2004–2005	Al Rayyan	20	(24)
2006	Al-Gharafa	19	(6)
Total		457	(233)
National team
1987	Brazil U17	2	(0)
1989	Brazil U20	6	(3)
1997–2001	Brazil	6	(1)
Teams managed
2011	Neuchâtel Xamax
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Anderson da Silva (born 19 September 1970), known as Sonny or Anderson, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

A prolific goalscorer in the club level, he was best known for his spells with Lyon, Monaco (he played most of his abroad career in France, amassing Ligue 1 totals of 221 games and 138 goals) and Barcelona.

Anderson participated with Brazil in the 2001 Confederations Cup.

Born in Goiatuba, Goiás, Anderson started playing professionally with CR Vasco da Gama, but failed to make an early impression. After failing to score in 18 matches in his last year, he moved to Guarani Futebol Clube.

Anderson's first abroad experience came with Servette FC, and his impact was instant, scoring 20 goals in his first season then helping the club to the national league in the following by netting 11 in just the first half of the campaign, as he left in January 1994 to Olympique de Marseille.

After six months, with L'OM relegated due to a bribery scandal, Anderson moved to fellow Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC, scoring at an equally impressive pace and winning team (1997 league) and individual accolades alike.