Anders Eriksson (born 19 April 1965) is a

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former football player. He played as a defender, and was capped 15 times for

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scoring one goal. Eriksson played for

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and FC Inter at the first tier in Finland. He also played in the

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with

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and Lyn, and in Allsvenskan with

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. Eriksson played for Lyn in the

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final, and became the first Finnish player to play in a

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final.

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Veikkausliiga Legendat

1965 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers FF Jaro players Kuopion Palloseura players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Bryne FK players Lyn Fotball players Östers IF players FC Inter Turku players Veikkausliiga players Norwegian First Division players Allsvenskan players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway IFK Mariehamn players Men's association football defenders People from Mariehamn Sportspeople from Åland {{Finland-footy-defender-stub