Daniel Jerry Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːnɪɛl ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]; born 28 August 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer who is the director of sports at Malmö FF. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back, which he mostly did later in his career. Andersson played the majority of his career for Malmö FF in two different periods where he also served as team captain between 2006 and 2011, he also had a successful period playing for Serie A club Bari. He also had a long international playing career, playing 74 matches for Sweden. Daniel is part of a prosperous football family as both his father Roy Andersson and brother Patrik Andersson had successful football careers.
Andersson played for Bjärreds IF as a youngster, but joined Malmö FF in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit Bari.[3]
Bari
Andersson enjoyed big personal success at Bari, being named captain as a foreigner at only 23 years, in his third year. This attracted the interest of Juventus and Fiorentina amongst other clubs, with both clubs putting bids on the table. Andersson was also on his way to Fiorentina, but due to their financial problems the transfer was cancelled in the last minute.[4][5]
Venezia and loans to Chievo and Ancona
Instead he transferred to Venezia for a fee of 6 million euro, where he had an average season.[4] After that he had short loan stints with Chievo and Ancona. In 2004, he returned to Malmö FF together with former teammate Yksel Osmanovski.
Return to Malmö FF
Daniel Andersson returned to Malmö FF the same year as his brother, Patrik Andersson, who was captain of the team at the time. The return of both Andersson brothers was a contributing factor to the club winning the league the same year. When Patrik retired due to injury problems in 2005 Daniel took over the captaincy and held it until retirement.
After having played as centre midfielder for the majority of his career he took the position as centre back from the start of the 2010 season, where he enjoyed great success consistently being one of the best players in Malmö FF that year. By this change he became the third Andersson family member after his father Roy and brother Patrik to captain Malmö FF from the centre back position. He succeeded so well with the position change that he was nominated for Swedish defender of the year and Allsvenskan player of the year after he led Malmö FF to their 16th Swedish Championship.
On 29 October 2011, Andersson announced that he would focus on his forthcoming coaching career as one of the three assistant managers for Malmö FF but emphasized that he would continue to play for the club when he was needed. On 15 December 2011, he played his last match for Malmö FF as player only in the away match against Austria Wien in the final fixture of the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Due to injury problems with the clubs younger defenders Andersson played 16 of 30 matches in the 2012 season, most of these matches were played before the summer break. His last match as a professional player was an away fixture against IF Elfsborg on 12 August 2012. On 16 November Andersson announced the end of his professional playing career to be able to fully focus on his coaching duties.[6]
Andersson was capped 74 times for Sweden between 1997 and 2009. He was a squad member for Euro 2000, Euro 2008, and the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals.[8] At Euro 2000, he was a regular starter in Sweden's line-up. As a result of Tobias Linderoth getting injured, he was once again a regular starter at Euro 2008, although the team did not make it into the knockout stages of the competition.[8] Andersson retired from the national team after the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, in order to devote his energies to Malmö FF.[9]
Coaching career
Andersson was appointed as one of three new assistant managers at Malmö FF along with Jörgen Pettersson and Simon Hollyhead on 29 October 2011. His focus was primarily on the defensive side of training at first and helping former manager Rikard Norling with picking the starting eleven. On 9 January 2014, Andersson assumed the role of director of sports at the club, taking over the position from Per Ågren who was stepping down.[10]
On 14 May 2018, Andersson took over as the caretaker manager at Malmö FF, following the sacking of Magnus Pehrsson; as the club was placed 10th in the league after nine rounds.[11]
Personal life
Daniel Andersson is the son of Roy Andersson and the younger brother of Patrik Andersson, all three of them being some of the most successful players in Malmö FF. A notable fact is also that all three have played centre back and have been team captain of Malmö FF.
^Andersson retired at the end of the 2012 season, but returned to play for Malmö FF on 1 June 2013 in a one off game.[1] He was later substituted on in the last minutes of the last game of the season against Syrianska FC to celebrate his career.[2]
References
^"Matchinformation: IF Brommapojkarna – Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^"Matchinformation: Malmö FF - Syrianska FC". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
^. skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ ab. fotboll.expressen.se. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
^"Andersson Pleased With Viola Switch". Sky Sports.
^"Andersson assisterar på heltid". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^"Sweden [U21] - Squad U21". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ abcd"Daniel Andersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^"Daniel Andersson slutar". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^. mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^"Daniel Andersson ny huvudtränare i Malmö FF" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
daniel, andersson, footballer, born, 1977, daniel, jerry, andersson, swedish, pronunciation, ˈdɑ, ːnɪɛl, ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn, born, august, 1977, swedish, former, professional, footballer, director, sports, malmö, played, primarily, defensive, midfielder, could, also, . Daniel Jerry Andersson Swedish pronunciation ˈdɑ ːnɪɛl ˈanːdɛˌʂɔn born 28 August 1977 is a Swedish former professional footballer who is the director of sports at Malmo FF He played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back which he mostly did later in his career Andersson played the majority of his career for Malmo FF in two different periods where he also served as team captain between 2006 and 2011 he also had a successful period playing for Serie A club Bari He also had a long international playing career playing 74 matches for Sweden Daniel is part of a prosperous football family as both his father Roy Andersson and brother Patrik Andersson had successful football careers Daniel AnderssonAndersson with Malmo FF in 2011Personal informationFull nameDaniel Jerry AnderssonDate of birth 1977 08 28 28 August 1977 age 45 Place of birthLund SwedenHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Position s Defender midfielderClub informationCurrent teamMalmo FF Director of sports Youth career0000 1994Bjarreds IFSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1998Malmo FF85 11 1998 2001Bari97 16 2001 2002Venezia29 0 2002 2003 Chievo loan 12 0 2003 2004 Ancona loan 25 1 2004 2013 A Malmo FF207 19 Total455 47 International career1993 1994Sweden U1716 6 1995Sweden U194 1 1996 1998Sweden U2116 2 1997 2009Sweden74 0 Managerial career2012 2013Malmo FF assistant manager 2018Malmo FF caretaker Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Bari 1 3 Venezia and loans to Chievo and Ancona 1 4 Return to Malmo FF 2 International career 2 1 Youth 2 2 Senior 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5 1 Club 5 2 International 6 Honours 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 External linksClub career EditEarly career Edit Andersson played for Bjarreds IF as a youngster but joined Malmo FF in 1994 He gradually became a star in the Swedish league and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit Bari 3 Bari Edit Andersson enjoyed big personal success at Bari being named captain as a foreigner at only 23 years in his third year This attracted the interest of Juventus and Fiorentina amongst other clubs with both clubs putting bids on the table Andersson was also on his way to Fiorentina but due to their financial problems the transfer was cancelled in the last minute 4 5 Venezia and loans to Chievo and Ancona Edit Instead he transferred to Venezia for a fee of 6 million euro where he had an average season 4 After that he had short loan stints with Chievo and Ancona In 2004 he returned to Malmo FF together with former teammate Yksel Osmanovski Return to Malmo FF Edit Daniel Andersson returned to Malmo FF the same year as his brother Patrik Andersson who was captain of the team at the time The return of both Andersson brothers was a contributing factor to the club winning the league the same year When Patrik retired due to injury problems in 2005 Daniel took over the captaincy and held it until retirement After having played as centre midfielder for the majority of his career he took the position as centre back from the start of the 2010 season where he enjoyed great success consistently being one of the best players in Malmo FF that year By this change he became the third Andersson family member after his father Roy and brother Patrik to captain Malmo FF from the centre back position He succeeded so well with the position change that he was nominated for Swedish defender of the year and Allsvenskan player of the year after he led Malmo FF to their 16th Swedish Championship On 29 October 2011 Andersson announced that he would focus on his forthcoming coaching career as one of the three assistant managers for Malmo FF but emphasized that he would continue to play for the club when he was needed On 15 December 2011 he played his last match for Malmo FF as player only in the away match against Austria Wien in the final fixture of the group stage of the 2011 12 UEFA Europa League Due to injury problems with the clubs younger defenders Andersson played 16 of 30 matches in the 2012 season most of these matches were played before the summer break His last match as a professional player was an away fixture against IF Elfsborg on 12 August 2012 On 16 November Andersson announced the end of his professional playing career to be able to fully focus on his coaching duties 6 International career EditYouth Edit Andersson represented the Sweden U17 U19 and U21 teams between 1993 and 1998 and was part of the Sweden squad that reached the quarter finals at the 1998 UEFA European Under 21 Championship 7 8 Senior Edit Andersson was capped 74 times for Sweden between 1997 and 2009 He was a squad member for Euro 2000 Euro 2008 and the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals 8 At Euro 2000 he was a regular starter in Sweden s line up As a result of Tobias Linderoth getting injured he was once again a regular starter at Euro 2008 although the team did not make it into the knockout stages of the competition 8 Andersson retired from the national team after the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in order to devote his energies to Malmo FF 9 Coaching career EditAndersson was appointed as one of three new assistant managers at Malmo FF along with Jorgen Pettersson and Simon Hollyhead on 29 October 2011 His focus was primarily on the defensive side of training at first and helping former manager Rikard Norling with picking the starting eleven On 9 January 2014 Andersson assumed the role of director of sports at the club taking over the position from Per Agren who was stepping down 10 On 14 May 2018 Andersson took over as the caretaker manager at Malmo FF following the sacking of Magnus Pehrsson as the club was placed 10th in the league after nine rounds 11 Personal life EditDaniel Andersson is the son of Roy Andersson and the younger brother of Patrik Andersson all three of them being some of the most successful players in Malmo FF A notable fact is also that all three have played centre back and have been team captain of Malmo FF Career statistics Edit Andersson playing for Malmo FF in the UEFA Europa League Club Edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League Cup Continental TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsMalmo FF 1995 Allsvenskan 21 2 21 21996 Allsvenskan 26 2 26 21997 Allsvenskan 26 4 26 41998 Allsvenskan 12 3 12 3Total 85 11 0 0 0 0 85 11Bari 1998 99 Serie A 33 3 33 31999 2000 Serie A 32 5 32 52000 01 Serie A 32 8 32 8Total 97 16 0 0 0 0 97 16Venezia 2001 02 Serie A 29 0 29 0Chievo 2002 03 Serie A 12 0 12 0Ancona 2003 04 Serie A 25 1 25 1Malmo FF 2004 Allsvenskan 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 02005 Allsvenskan 25 2 3 1 5 1 33 42006 Allsvenskan 25 3 1 0 26 32007 Allsvenskan 23 4 2 0 25 42008 Allsvenskan 24 3 3 0 27 32009 Allsvenskan 26 1 1 0 27 12010 Allsvenskan 30 5 2 0 32 52011 Allsvenskan 25 0 3 1 11 0 38 12012 Allsvenskan 16 1 1 0 17 12013 Allsvenskan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Total 207 19 16 2 16 1 239 22Career total 455 47 16 2 16 1 487 50International Edit Appearances and goals by national team and year 8 National team Year Apps GoalsSweden 1997 3 01998 5 01999 8 02000 8 02001 10 02002 4 02003 0 02004 0 02005 7 02006 7 02007 6 02008 12 02009 4 0Total 74 0Honours EditMalmo FF Allsvenskan 2004 2010Individual Swedish Midfielder of the Year 1997 Swedish Goal of the Year 1997Footnotes Edit Andersson retired at the end of the 2012 season but returned to play for Malmo FF on 1 June 2013 in a one off game 1 He was later substituted on in the last minutes of the last game of the season against Syrianska FC to celebrate his career 2 References Edit Matchinformation IF Brommapojkarna Malmo FF svenskfotboll se in Swedish The Swedish Football Association 1 June 2013 Retrieved 1 June 2013 Matchinformation Malmo FF Syrianska FC svenskfotboll se in Swedish The Swedish Football Association 3 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Daniel Andersson skysports com Sky Sports 30 July 2004 Archived from the original on 16 October 2012 Retrieved 2 June 2013 a b Daniel Andersson om EM och buropen Allsvenskan Allt om allsvenskan fotboll expressen se Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 Andersson Pleased With Viola Switch Sky Sports Andersson assisterar pa heltid sydsvenskan se in Swedish Sydsvenskan 17 November 2012 Retrieved 28 November 2012 Sweden U21 Squad U21 worldfootball net Retrieved 24 October 2022 a b c d Daniel Andersson Spelarstatistik Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 24 October 2022 Daniel Andersson slutar www aftonbladet se in Swedish Retrieved 24 October 2022 Ny sportslig ledning i MFF mff se in Swedish Malmo FF 9 January 2014 Archived from the original on 9 January 2014 Retrieved 11 January 2014 Daniel Andersson ny huvudtranare i Malmo FF in Swedish Malmo FF 14 May 2018 Retrieved 14 May 2018 External links EditMalmo FF profile in Swedish Daniel Andersson at the Swedish Football Association in Swedish archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel 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