Michael Andersson (footballer)
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Full name
Michael Östen Andersson
Date of birth
24 August 1959
Place of birth
Brännkyrka, Stockholm, Sweden
Position
Midfielder[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Östen Andersson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Brännkyrka, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1976 | Älvsjö AIK | ||
| 1976–1985 | Hammarby IF | 199 | (36) |
| 1986–1988 | IFK Göteborg | 60 | (15) |
| 1989–1991 | Hammarby IF | 62 | (9) |
| 1992 | Nacka FF | ||
| International career | |||
| Sweden U16[2] | 4 | (0) | |
| Sweden U18[2] | 14 | (5) | |
| Sweden U21[2] | 18 | (0) | |
| Sweden O[2] | 12 | (2) | |
| 1979–1982 | Sweden[2] | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Nacka FF | |||
| Spårvägens FF | |||
| 1998–1999 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Malmö FF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Östen Andersson (born 24 August 1959[3]) is a Swedish former football player and manager, he previously worked as CEO of Hammarby IF.
Born in Brännkyrka, Stockholm, Andersson started his career in Älvsjö AIK before transferring to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. During his years at IFK Göteborg the team won Swedish Championship and the UEFA Cup in 1987. He was also capped 8 times for the Sweden national team.[4]
Managerial career
As manager Andersson has managed Djurgårdens IF and Malmö FF.[5][6] He has also been Sports Director at IFK Norrköping and later CEO at Hammarby IF.[7][8]
Career statistics
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andersson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 1979 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [11] |
