Roy Andersson (footballer)

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Roy Andersson
Personal information
Full name	Bror Roy Andersson
Date of birth	(1949-08-02) 2 August 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Kirseberg, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1983	Malmö FF	327	(21)
International career
1974–1978	Sweden^[1]	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bror Roy Andersson (born 2 August 1949) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He won 20 caps for the Sweden national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

He was a strong central defender for Malmö FF and was awarded Guldbollen (the golden ball) in 1977. His two sons, Patrik and Daniel, are both Swedish former international footballers.

References

^ "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.

v t e Sweden squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Hellström 2 Borg 3 Roy Andersson 4 Nordqvist (c) 5 Erlandsson 6 Tapper 7 Linderoth 8 B. Larsson 9 L. Larsson 10 Sjöberg 11 Wendt 12 Hagberg 13 M. Andersson 14 Åhman 15 Nilsson 16 Torstensson 17 Möller 18 Nordin 19 Karlsson 20 Roland Andersson 21 Åslund 22 Edström Coach: Ericson

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