Ola Andersson Explained

Ola Andersson

Birth Date:

1 July 1966

Birth Place:

Åkersberga, Sweden

Occupation:

Footballer, Commentator for SVT and Canal Plus

Nationality:

Swedish

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Fullname:	Ola Per Andersson
Height:	1.74 m
Position:	Midfielder
Years1:	1985–1986
Clubs1:	Bälinge IF
Years2:	1987–1989
Clubs2:	IF Brommapojkarna
Caps2:	61
Goals2:	7
Years3:	1990–1994
Clubs3:	IK Sirius
Caps3:	116
Goals3:	23
Years4:	1995–2000
Clubs4:	AIK
Caps4:	102
Goals4:	2
Years5:	2001
Clubs5:	Vasalunds IF
Caps5:	10
Goals5:	1
Years6:	2001
Clubs6:	IK Sirius
Nationalyears1:	1995
Nationalteam1:	Sweden
Nationalcaps1:	2
Nationalgoals1:	0

Ola Per Andersson, (born 1 July 1966) is a Swedish former professional footballer and current director of football at IK Sirius.^[1] ^[2] He also works as a football expert on television.

Career

A midfielder, Andersson grew up in Uppsala and played for Bälinge IF, before being bought by IF Brommapojkarna in 1987 he played for the team until 1989.^[2] He started to play for IK Sirius in Division 1 Norra until 1994. He then was bought by the Allsvenskan team AIK.^[3] After seven matches with the team Andersson was selected by the Sweden national team and played two matches in Umbro Cup in England.^[4] With AIK Andersson won Allsvenskan in 1998 and three gold and two silver models at Svenska Cupen.^[4]

After his football career was over he became an expert commentator for Canal Plus football broadcasts. He commentated the Fifa World Cup 2002 for SVT.^[5]

He's had several roles in IK Sirius after his playing career. He was sporting director of the club between 2018 and 2023.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Ola Andersson blir sportchef i Sirius Fotboll .
Web site: Bälinges tonåring gjorde succé. 24 January 2015. 25 October 2017.
Web site: Ola Andersson lämnar AIK. 25 October 2017.
Web site: Our Ambassadors – A series of posts about our Brand ambassadors – Ola Andersson. 10 January 2014. 25 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025185342/https://betssonflash.com/2014/01/10/our-ambassadors-a-series-of-posts-about-our-brand-ambassadors-ola-andersson/. 25 October 2017. dead.
Web site: Fotbollskvälls expertuppställning komplett - Sport - SVT.se. 30 March 2009 . 25 October 2017.
https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/beskedet-ola-andersson-tillbaka-i-tjanst-efter-sjukskrivningen/