Patrik Andersson

Patrik Andersson

Andersson at the Swedish Sports Awards in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Patrik Jonas Andersson
Date of birth	(1971-08-18) 18 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bjärred, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–1988	Bjärreds IF
1988–1989	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Malmö FF	90	(11)
1992–1993	Blackburn Rovers	12	(0)
1993–1999	Borussia Mönchengladbach	174	(10)
1999–2001	Bayern Munich	35	(1)
2001–2004	Barcelona	19	(0)
2004–2005	Malmö FF	19	(1)
Total		349	(23)
International career
1987–88	Sweden U17	23	(7)
1989–91	Sweden U19	9	(6)
1990–92	Sweden U21	16	(3)
1992	Sweden Olympic	4	(1)
1992–2002	Sweden	96	(3)
Medal record  Sweden FIFA World Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrik Jonas Andersson (pronounced [ˈpɑ̌ːtrɪk ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Starting off his career with Malmö FF in the late 1980s, he went on to play professionally in England, Germany, and Spain, and won the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League with FC Bayern Munich. He returned to Malmö FF in 2004 before retiring the following season.

A full international between 1992 and 2002, he won 96 caps for the Sweden national team and was a part of the Sweden team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played at the 1992 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 1992, UEFA Euro 2000, and was a squad player at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

He was awarded Guldbollen as the Sweden's best footballer of the year in 1995 and 2001.