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

  1. Web site: Ola Andersson blir sportchef i Sirius Fotboll .
  2. Web site: Bälinges tonåring gjorde succé. 24 January 2015. 25 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Ola Andersson lämnar AIK. 25 October 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Fotbollskvälls expertuppställning komplett - Sport - SVT.se. 30 March 2009 . 25 October 2017.
  6. https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/beskedet-ola-andersson-tillbaka-i-tjanst-efter-sjukskrivningen/