Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951)

Björn Andersson (born 20 July 1951) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for representing Bayern Munich and was part of their European Cup victory in 1975. A full international between 1972 and 1977, he won 28 caps and scored one goal for the Sweden men's national football team and represented his country in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Björn Andersson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-07-20) 20 July 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Perstorp, Sweden
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	IS Halmia (youth coordinator)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1974	Östers IF	101	(1)
1974–1977	FC Bayern Munich	47	(1)
1977–1979	Östers IF	40	(1)
1980–1981	Markaryds IF	34	(0)
1982–1984	Vallentuna BK
International career
1972–1977	Sweden[1]	28	(1)
Managerial career
1980–1981	Markaryds IF[2]
1982–1983	Vallentuna BK[2]
1995–2009	FC Bayern Munich (youth)[2]
2011–2013	IFK Hässleholm (assistant)[2][3]
2014–	IS Halmia (youth coordinator)[4]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is currently a youth coordinator at IS Halmia.

Honours

Bayern Munich^[5]

• European Cup: 1974–75, 1975–76
• Intercontinental Cup: 1976

References

1. "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
2. "Varför skulle svensk fotboll inte kunna bli lika bra som spansk & tysk?" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
3. "Bosse ersätts i IFK" (in Swedish). hd.se. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
4. "Björn Andersson engagerar sig i IS Halmia!" (in Swedish). IS Kalmia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
5. "Björn Andersson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links

• Björn Andersson at WorldFootball.net
• Björn Andersson at fussballdaten.de (in German)