Daniel Andersson (footballer, born 1972)
Daniel Lennart Andersson, (born 18 December 1972) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Lennart Andersson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bjuv, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1991 | Bjuvs IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Bjuvs IF | 44 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Ramlösa BoIS | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Ängelholms FF | 47 | (0) |
| 1994 | Kalmar FF | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Högaborgs BK | 60 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Trelleborgs FF | 54 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | AIK | 52 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Hibernian | 41 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Helsingborgs IF | 130 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ängelholms FF | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Helsingborgs IF | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 475 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Helsingborgs IF (goalkeeper coach) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAndersson played for clubs including Trelleborgs FF, AIK,[2] Helsingborgs IF[3] and Hibernian[4] in Scotland.
When playing in Scotland for Hibernian Andersson helped them reach the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final, which they lost 2–0 to Livingston.[5] In the semi-final against Rangers he saved a Mikel Arteta penalty in normal time and then saved two further penalties in the shootout, from Michael Ball and Zurab Khizanishvili.[6]
After retiring in 2015, Andersson came out of retirement - at the age of 45 - when he signed a short-term contract for the rest of the season with Helsingborgs IF on 28 September 2018, after first-choice goalkeeper, Pär Hansson, got injured for the rest of the season.[7]
International career
editAndersson was capped once by the Sweden national team, in 2001.[8]
References
edit- ^ "DANIEL ANDERSSON | Football | Hibs History | Hibernian Historical Trust | UK". www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "500 AIK:are - Daniel Andersson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Andersson förstärker HIF:s sportkontor". HIF. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "DANIEL ANDERSSON'S HIBERNIAN CAREER". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Livingston lift CIS Cup". BBC. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Hibernian 1-1 Rangers (4-3 pens)". BBC. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ DANIEL ANDERSSON TILLBAKA I HIF Archived 28 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, hif.se, 28 September 2018
- ^ Hardie, David (2 February 2003). "Swedish international fills Hibs' keeper void". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
edit- Daniel Andersson at Soccerbase
- Daniel Andersson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Andersson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
