Daniel Andersson (footballer, born 1977)

Daniel Andersson
Andersson with Malmö FF in 2011
Personal information
Full name Daniel Jerry Andersson
Date of birth (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977
Place of birth Lund, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Malmö (sporting director)
Youth career
–1994 Bjärreds
1994–1995 Malmö
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Malmö 85 (11)
1998–2001 Bari 97 (16)
2001–2002 Venezia 29 (0)
2002–2003Chievo (loan) 12 (0)
2003–2004Ancona (loan) 25 (1)
2004–2013 Malmö 207 (19)
Total 455 (47)
International career
1993–1994 Sweden U17 16 (6)
1995 Sweden U19 4 (1)
1996–1998 Sweden U21 16 (2)
1997–2009 Sweden 74 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Malmö (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Jerry Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːnɪɛl ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]; born 28 August 1977) is a Swedish football executive and former manager and player who played primarily as a defensive midfielder but could also play as a centre back. He is currently the sporting director of Allsvenskan club Malmö.

Andersson played the majority of his career for Malmö in two different periods where he also served as team captain between 2006 and 2011. He also had a successful period playing for Serie A club Bari. Andersson also had a long international playing career, playing 74 matches for Sweden. He is part of a prosperous football family as both his father Roy and brother Patrik had successful football careers.