Daniel Andersson

Daniel Jerry Andersson (; born 28 August 1977) is a Swedish football executive and former manager and player who played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back. He is currently the sporting director of Allsvenskan club Malmö.

Andersson played the majority of his career for Malmö 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. Andersson also had a long international playing career, playing 74 matches for Sweden. He is part of a prosperous football family as both his father Roy and brother Patrik had successful football careers.

Club career

Early career Andersson played for Bjärreds as a youngster, but joined Malmö in 1994. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by Italian Serie A outfit Bari.

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.

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.

International career

Youth 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.

Coaching career Andersson was appointed as one of three new assistant managers at Malmö, 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 pick the starting eleven.

On 14 May 2018, Andersson took over as the caretaker manager at Malmö, following the sacking of Magnus Pehrsson; the club was in tenth place in the league after nine rounds.

Executive career On 9 January 2014, Andersson assumed the role of sporting director at Malmö, taking over the position from Per Ågren, who stepped down.

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. A notable fact is also that all three have played at centre back and have been team captain of Malmö.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours Malmö Allsvenskan: 2004, 2010

Individual Swedish Midfielder of the Year: 1997 Swedish Goal of the Year: 1997

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