Kennet Andersson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kennet Andersson


fullname = Bernt Kennet Andersson
dateofbirth = birth date|1967|10|6
cityofbirth = Eskilstuna
countryofbirth = Sweden
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|m=1.96
position = Striker
youthyears = 19??-1985
youthclubs = Tunafors SK
years = 1985-1988
1989-1991
1991-1993
1993 1993-1994
1994-1995 1995-1996
1996-1999
1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2005
clubs = IFK Eskilstuna
IFK Göteborg
KV Mechelen
IFK Norrköping
Lille
Caen
Bari
Bologna
Lazio
Bologna
Fenerbahçe
Gårda BK
caps(goals) = 076 0(20)
063 0(29)
033 00(8)
013 00(8)
032 0(11)
031 00(9)
033 0(12)
086 0(26)
002 00(0)
028 00(7)
073 0(19)
018 0(14)
nationalyears = 1990-2000
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 083 0(31)

Kennet Andersson (born October 6, 1967 in Eskilstuna) is a former Swedish football (soccer) player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. He is 191 cm (6' 3") and weighs 91 kg (200lbs).

On the club level, Andersson played for Tunafors (-1985), Eskilstuna (1985-88), Göteborg (1988-91), Mechelen (1991-92), Norrköping (1993), Lille (1993-94), Caen (1994-95), Bari (1995-96), Bologna (1996-99 and 1999-2000), Lazio (1999), Fenerbahçe (2000-02) and Gårda BK (2005).

For Sweden, Andersson made 83 appearances and scored 31 goals, both near the top in national history. He played in the 1992 and 2000 European Championships. He led the Swedish team in scoring with five goals in the 1994 World Cup, a feat which tied him for third place as the tournament's leading goalscorer. His physical size gave him an advantage in the air, and in this tournament he became known for towering over defenders to score goals with his head; in Sweden's quarter-final win over Romania, he headed in a vital goal by outjumping even the Romanian goalkeeper.

Honours

*Swedish Champion: 1990, 1991
*Swedish Cup: 1991
*UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
*UEFA Super Cup: 1999
*Turkish Champion: 2001
*Turkish Cup: Runner-up 2001
*World Cup: Third place 1994