Kennet Andersson

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Kennet Andersson
Full name	Bernt Kennet Andersson
Date of birth	October 6, 1967 (1967-10-06) (age 40)
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
19??-1985	Tunafors SK
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1988 1989-1991 1991-1993 1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1999 1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2005	IFK Eskilstuna IFK Göteborg KV Mechelen IFK Norrköping Lille Caen Bari Bologna Lazio Bologna Fenerbahçe Gårda BK	076 0(20) 063 0(29) 033 00(8) 013 00(8) 032 0(11) 031 00(9) 033 0(12) 086 0(26) 002 00(0) 028 00(7) 073 0(19) 018 0(14)
National team
1990-2000	Sweden	083 0(31)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bernt Kennet Andersson (born October 6, 1967 in Eskilstuna) is a former Swedish football (soccer) player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. He is 193 cm (6' 4") and 92 kg (200lbs).

On the club level, Andersson played for Tunafors (-1985), Eskilstuna (1985-88), Göteborg (1988-91), Mechelen (1991-92), Norrköping (1993), Lille (1993-94), Caen (1994-95), Bari (1995-96), Bologna (1996-99 and 1999-2000), Lazio (1999), Fenerbahçe (2000-02) and Gårda BK (2005).

For Sweden, Andersson made 83 appearances and scored 31 goals, both near the top in national history. He played in the 1992 and 2000 European Championships. He led the Swedish team in scoring with five goals in the 1994 World Cup, a feat which tied him for third place as the tournament's leading goalscorer. His physical size gave him an advantage in the air, and in this tournament he became known for towering over defenders to score goals with his head; in Sweden's quarter-final win over Romania, he headed in a vital goal by outjumping even the Romanian goalkeeper.

[edit] Honours

Swedish Champion: 1990, 1991
Swedish Cup: 1991
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
UEFA Super Cup: 1999
Turkish Champion: 2001
Turkish Cup: Runner-up 2001
World Cup: Third place 1994

Awards
Preceded by Kaj Eskelinen	Allsvenskan top scorer 1991	Succeeded by Hans Eklund

v • d • e Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 1992

1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 J. Eriksson • 4 P. Andersson • 5 Björklund • 6 Schwarz • 7 Ingesson • 8 Rehn • 9 Thern • 10 Limpar • 11 Brolin • 12 L. Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Erlingmark • 15 Mild • 16 K. Andersson • 17 Dahlin • 18 Ljung • 19 J. Nilsson • 20 Ekström • Coach: Svensson

v • d • e Sweden squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Ljung • 6 Schwarz • 7 Larsson • 8 Ingesson • 9 Thern • 10 Dahlin • 11 Brolin • 12 Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Kåmark • 15 Lučić • 16 Limpar • 17 Rehn • 18 Mild • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Erlingmark • 21 Blomqvist • 22 Hedman • Coach: Svensson

v • d • e Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2000

1 Hedman • 2 Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Lučić • 6 Sundgren • 7 Mild • 8 Gustafsson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Pettersson • 11 Alexandersson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Svensson • 14 Mellberg • 15 D. Andersson • 16 A. Andersson • 17 Mjällby • 18 Osmanovski • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Larsson • 21 Allbäck • 22 Asper • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg