Johan Andersson (footballer, born 1983)

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Johan Andersson
Personal information
Full name Johan Rickard Andersson
Date of birth (1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Landskrona, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eidsvold Turn (manager)
Youth career
BK Fram [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2007 Landskrona 121 (18)
2007 Malmö 5 (0)
2008–2011 Stabæk 72 (25)
2012–2015 Lillestrøm 94 (5)
International career
2002–2006 Sweden U21 18 (5)
Managerial career
2023– Eidsvold Turn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johan Rickard Andersson (born 22 August 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Johan Andersson was reunited with his former coach Janne Jönsson from his early Landskrona career when he joined Stabæk ahead of the 2008 season. He scored two goals in his league debut for Stabæk at home against Lillestrøm in a 4–2 victory. In total he ended up scoring 12 goals in 25 games from midfield in the league, only behind team-mate Daniel Nannskog in the goal scoring chart when Stabæk won their first ever league title. In Stabæks UEFA Cup run he was involved in both matches against Rennes as they narrowly lost out in the group phase. He started all Stabæk's 7 cup games including the final against Vålerenga which they lost, scoring 5 goals in the process.

On 17 January it was reported that Andersson would need an operation on his knee, which would keep him out for most of the season. He would not be ready before late July. [2]

He made his comeback on 29 July against F.C. Copenhagen in a Champions League qualifier as a late second-half substitute. After five more substitute appearances, he started his first game of the season on 19 September against Odd Grenland, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory.

Andersson played 22 games and scored four goals for Stabæk in 2011, and joined Lillestrøm ahead of the 2012-season along with his team-mate Pálmi Rafn Pálmason. [3]

Andersson settled in Norway after retiring as a player. Becoming a manager, he took over Eidsvold Turn ahead of the 2023, [4] and immediately steered the team to promotion from the 2023 3. divisjon.

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2015
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SwedenLeague Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2001 Landskrona Superettan 232
2002 Allsvenskan 231
2003232
2004215
200590
2006Superettan228
2007 Malmö Allsvenskan502272
NorwayLeague Norwegian Cup Europe Total
2008 Stabæk Tippeligaen 251275203417
2009721020102
20101870000187
20112240000224
2012 Lillestrøm 2722000292
20132915100352
201426030290
201512200122
TotalSweden1261822??
Norway166301864018836
Career total292482084031656

References

  1. "Johan Andersson" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. "Johan Andersson need an operation". Nettavisen. 17 January 2009.
  3. "Johan Andersson har signert for LSK". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. Opsann, Carina (7 January 2023). "Johan Andersson tar over Turn". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 27.