Anders Linderoth

Anders Linderoth
Personal information
Full name	Anders Karl Gustaf Linderoth
Date of birth	21 March 1950 (age 74)
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
1967	Stattena IF
1968–1970	Hälsingborgs
1971–1977	Östers IF
1977–1980	Marseille
1980–1981	Mjällby AIF
1982–1984	Näsby IF
International career
1972–1980	Sweden
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

He debuted in Allsvenskan for Helsingborg, 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

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

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

Anders Linderoth is the father of former Sweden national team player Tobias Linderoth.^[5]

Honours

Individual

Guldbollen: 1977

References

^ 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

Anders Linderoth at WorldFootball.net

[1] Sweden men's national football team stats

[2] "Linderoth's Marseille dream". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[3] "Anders Linderoth - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[4] "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[5] "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.

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