Gunnar Andersson

Football player infobox
playername = Gunnar Andersson


fullname =
height = height|1.75m
dateofbirth = 14 August 1928
cityofbirth = Arvika
countryofbirth = Sweden
dateofdeath = death date and age|1969|10|1|1928|8|14|df=y
cityofdeath = Marseille
countryofdeath = France
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = IFK Arvika
IFK Åmål
years = 1949-1950
1950
1950-1958
1958
1958-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1964
clubs = flagicon|Sweden IFK Göteborg
flagicon|Denmark Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
flagicon|France Olympique de Marseille
flagicon|France SO Montpellier
flagicon|France FC Girondins de Bordeaux
flagicon|France AS Aix
flagicon|Franceflagicon|AlgeriaCALO Oran
flagicon|France AS Gignac
flagicon|Sweden IFK Arvika [ [http://www.om-passion.com/effectif_saison_1956_529_andersson.html Career on om-passion, unoffical Olympique de Marseille site] ]
caps(goals) | caps(goals) =
220 (169)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = flagicon|France France (B team)
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0) Gunnar Andersson, (14 August 1928 in Arvika, Sweden – 1 October, 1969 in Marseille, France) was a football player from Sweden. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille best strikers, along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papin_{by who?}.

He started his career in Sweden were he was nicknamed "Säffle", before playing for Danish side Kjøbenhavns Boldklub before being transferred to Olympique de Marseille, where he became a key player, scoring 169 goals in 220 matches in Division 1. With "l'OM" he was also Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 and runner-up in the Coupe de France 1953-1954.He also played for other French teams such as FC Girondins de Bordeaux or AS Aix.

Despite his success in France, he never played for the Sweden national football team because of a policy not to select players based outside Sweden, such as Andersson and Gunnar Nordahl. However, as obtained French citizenship in 1954, he was capped once for the France B team, but was disappointing and was never called again.

He died in 1969, as he was heading to Stade Vélodrome, to see a match against Dukla Praha in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969-70. He remains today one of the best players to wear "l'OM" uniform and one of the most appreciated by supporters.

Titles

* Coupe de France runner-up in 1954 with Olympique de Marseille
* Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 with Olympique de Marseille

References

External links

* [http://www.om4ever.com/ListeJoueurs/TopAndersson.htm Article and photos on a Olympique de Marseille fan site]