Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1963)

Sven Andersson
Andersson in 1995, during an award ceremony for Helsingborgs IF's youth players.
Personal information
Full name Sven Tommy Andersson
Date of birth (1963-10-06) 6 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Strömstad, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1991 Örgryte IS 247 (0)
1992 IFK Strömstad 28 (0)
1993–2001 Helsingborgs IF 233 (0)
2001–2002 West Ham United 0 (0)
Total 508 (0)
International career
1979–1980 Sweden U16 5 (0)
1980–1982 Sweden U18 22 (0)
1981–1986 Sweden U21 30 (0)
1986–1988 Sweden Olympic 22 (0)
1990 Sweden[1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Tommy Andersson (born 6 October 1963) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Beginning his career with Örgryte IS in 1980, he went on to represent IFK Strömstad and Helsingborgs IF before retiring at West Ham United in 2002. A full international for Sweden, he won one cap in 1990 and was a part of his country's 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He also represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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