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Full name | Henrik Andersen | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 May 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amager, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–1982 | Fremad Amager | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1990 | Anderlecht | 171 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1990–1998 | 1. FC Köln | 125 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 296 | (18) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1985 | Denmark U-21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1985–1994 | Denmark | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henrik Andersen (born 7 May 1965) is a Danish former football player, who played eight years at Belgian club RSC Anderlecht as a defender, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup. He played for the Danish national team in 30 matches, and scored two goals. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and the triumphant Euro 1992 tournament, where he suffered a serious knee injury, during the semi-final.
His son Kristoffer Andersen is also a retired professional footballer.