Russell Anderson
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| Russell Anderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell Anderson | |
| Date of birth | October 25, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–2007 2007– 2008 |
Aberdeen Sunderland → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
280 (18) 1 (0) 14 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002– | Scotland | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Russell Anderson (born October 25, 1978 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish football defender who currently plays for Sunderland in the Premier League.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Aberdeen
Anderson grew up in Aberdeenshire village Oldmeldrum and attended Aberdeen Grammar School and began his career with local club Aberdeen and broke through the ranks to make his debut in the first team in 1997, and scored his first goal for the club in 2000, in the 4-0 win over Hibernian. He went on to establish himself as a rock at the heart of the defence. A solid, reliable centre-back, he became a real fans' favourite and amassed over three hundred appearances for Aberdeen.
In the season 2005-06, he won the most man-of-the-match awards from BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound in the league.
In 2006, Anderson celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Liverpudlian side Everton, a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his considerable ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Everton won the game 3-2[1].
Anderson was club captain before departing the club for Sunderland in June 2007.
[edit] Sunderland
On June 27, 2007 Anderson completed a £1 million transfer to Premiership club Sunderland[2], despite having stated one month earlier his desire to remain at Aberdeen for the rest of his career[3]. It is also notable that the £90,000 Russell received as a signing on fee was given to the AFC youth team for investment.
Anderson made his home début for Sunderland in a friendly match versus Italian side Juventus on Saturday August 4, 2007. He came on as a substitute at The Stadium of Light with fifteen minutes of the match remaining. The game finished in a 1-1 draw, with Daryl Murphy giving the Black Cats the lead. On August 18, 2007, he made his Premier League debut against Wigan Athletic as a substitute where he later gave away a penalty for a mis-timed tackle.
On 19th February 2008, Anderson joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season.[4]
[edit] International career
Anderson has played for the Scottish national side on nine occasions and was both a youth and under-21 international. He won his first cap against Iceland in October 2002, coming on as a late substitute[5]. His good form and reliability for both club and country over the last few of seasons led for calls for him to become a regular in the Scotland squad.
[edit] Awards
In November 2006, he won the Scottish Player of the Month award for the first time in his career[6].
April 2007 saw him nominated for Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2006/07 season. He was not only the sole Scottish candidate for the award, but was also the only nominee not playing for Celtic Football Club, the SPL champions. He was also named in the Scottish PFA team of the year for the 2006-07 season. [7]
He collected the Best Defender Award 05/06 after a run of consistent performances led him to the Stage.
[edit] References
- ^ "Aberdeen 2-3 Everton", BBC Sport website, 9 August 2006.
- ^ "Anderson seals Sunderland switch", BBC Sport website, 27 June 2007.
- ^ "Anderson aims for Pittodrie stay", BBC Sport website, 22 May 2007.
- ^ Argyle sign Scotland pair on loan. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ^ "Scotland sink Iceland", BBC Sport website, 12 October 2002.
- ^ "November prize for Dons' Anderson", BBC Sport website, 30 November 2006.
- ^ "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/6584145.stm"
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| Preceded by Darren Young |
Aberdeen FC captain 2003-2007 |
Succeeded by Scott Severin |
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