Anders Andersson

For the ice hockey player of the same name, see Anders Andersson (ice hockey)

Anders Andersson (born March 15, 1974 in Tomelilla) is a Sweden soccer Midfielder. He has played 27 international matches for the Sweden national football team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

He played for Svenstorps IF as a child, but joined Malmö FF in 1990. He gradually became a star in the Allsvenskan, and was bought by English FA Premiership outfit Blackburn Rovers. There, he played four matches. He went on to play in Denmark and Portugal, and returned to Malmö FF in July 2005.

During his time in SL Benfica, he became a close personal friend of the Hungary national football team soccer player Miklós Fehér. While talking about the Miklós Fehér Death during a Portuguese Liga game against Vitória S.C, he was quoted as saying "He was only 24 and was as healthy as one could possibly be. There were never any signs that something was wrong, he was in top shape."

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