Anders Linderoth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anders Karl Gustaf Linderoth | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristianstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1961 | Näsby IF | ||
| 1962–1966 | Stattena IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967 | Stattena IF | ||
| 1968–1970 | Hälsingborgs | 61 | (7) |
| 1971–1977 | Östers IF | 158 | (23) |
| 1977–1980 | Marseille | 84 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Mjällby AIF | 22 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Näsby IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1980 | Sweden[1] | 40 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1989 | Mjällby AIF | ||
| 1995–1997 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| 1998–2001 | Stabæk | ||
| 2002–2006 | Hammarby | ||
| 2007 | Viborg FF | ||
| 2008–2009 | Landskrona BoIS | ||
| 2014–2015 | Mjällby AIF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anders Karl Gustaf Linderoth (born 21 March 1950) is a Swedish football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for representing Helsingsborgs, Östers IF, Marseille, and Mjällby AIF during a club career that spanned between 1967 and 1984. A full international between 1972 and 1980, he won 40 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1976 as Sweden's best player of the year.
Club career
[edit]He debuted in Allsvenskan for Helsingborgs, and during his spell with Östers IF he made his national team debut and received Guldbollen. In 1977, he moved to play professionally in Marseille.[2]
International career
[edit]He played 40 matches and scored two goals for Sweden, the tally including three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.[3]
Post-playing career
[edit]After retiring as a football player Linderoth has worked as a coach. His achievements include leading IF Elfsborg to Allsvenskan. From 2001 until 2006 he coached Hammarby.[4] Linderoth managed Viborg in about eleven months in 2007.
Personal life
[edit]Anders Linderoth is the father of former Sweden national team player Tobias Linderoth.[5]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Guldbollen: 1977
References
[edit]- ^ Sweden men's national football team stats
- ^ "Linderoth's Marseille dream". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Anders Linderoth - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Anders Linderoth at WorldFootball.net
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Kristianstad Municipality
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sweden men's international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ligue 1 players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Östers IF players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Swedish football managers
- Mjällby AIF managers
- IF Elfsborg managers
- Stabæk Fotball managers
- Hammarby Fotboll managers
- Viborg FF managers
- Landskrona BoIS managers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate football managers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate football managers in Norway
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate football managers in Denmark
- Footballers from Skåne County