- Christoffer Andersson
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Christoffer Andersson Personal information Full name Christoffer Tobias Andersson Date of birth 22 October 1978 Place of birth Nybro, Sweden Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] Playing position Defender/Midfielder Club information Current club Helsingborgs IF Number 21 Youth career 1984–1996 Nybro IF 1997 Helsingborgs IF Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2003 Helsingborgs IF 148 (11) 2004–2006 Lillestrøm SK 63 (3) 2006–2007 Hannover 96 7 (0) 2007– Helsingborgs IF 115 (25) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Christoffer Andersson (born 22 October 1978 in Nybro) is a Swedish football player, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF.
He has previously played for Nybro IF (until 1996), Helsingborgs IF (1996–2003), Lillestrøm S.K. (2004–06) and Hannover 96 (2006–07).[2] After not living up to the expectations at the Bundesliga team, he was released back to Sweden after only a year.[3]
His return to Helsingborgs IF in late May 2007 was slightly controversial among the HIF fans, as Andersson, by some, is seen as a traitor after having left the club as a Bosman player in 2003, in a time when the club due to its acute financial situation needed all the money it could get. Andersson's signing for Lillestrøm S.K. was the biggest source of anger, as that club was seen as equal to HIF in level. Some fans argue that it was obvious that Andersson left HIF entirely of economical reasons and therefore, they contend that he should not have been taken back.[citation needed]
Andersson has represented the Swedish national team, but was left out of the Euro 2008 squad, even though he was a big part of getting Sweden to the championship. When this happened, Andersson swore that he would never play for the Swedish national manager at the time, Lars Lagerbäck.
References
- ^ "Christoffer Andersson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/anderssonchristoffer/. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Christoffer Andersson" (in Swedish). hif.se. http://www.hif.se/Lagen/A_lag/truppen/christoffer_andersson. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Andersson nach Schweden" (in German). kicker.de. 3 June 2007. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/366493. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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