Roy Andersson (footballer)

Roy Andersson
Personal information
Full name Bror Roy Andersson
Date of birth (1949-08-02) 2 August 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Kirseberg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1983 Malmö FF 327 (21)
International career
1974–1978 Sweden[1] 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bror Roy Andersson (born 2 August 1949) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He won 20 caps for the Sweden national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

He was a strong central defender for Malmö FF and was awarded Guldbollen (the golden ball) in 1977. His two sons, Patrik and Daniel, are both Swedish former international footballers.

  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.