Andreas Drugge (born 20 January 1983) is a

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who played as a

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Personal life

Drugge is married to Charlotte Hysén, daughter of the former captain of

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Glenn Hysén and sister to

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. Drugge is also parent to Fram Larvik forward Neo Drugge Hysén.

Career

Drugge was recruited by IF Elfsborg 1999. Already at the age of 17 he made his debut in the club's senior team . Andreas was considered out of many to be a Swedish football 's greatest talents . In IF Elfsborg he played with players like Anders Svensson,

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and

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. In 2006 was he transferred by Degerfors IF, where he was trained out by the United States ladiescoach Tony Gustafsson. 2008 Trelleborg FF signed him and it was here that his career took off. Trelleborg changed his position, let him play like a No. 10 and during those three seasons Andreas were noted for 20 goals and 14 assists. 2011 one of the biggest team in the Swedish history, IFK Göteborg, transferred Andreas and he signed a three years contract with them. The Gothenburg club BK Häcken decided to buy Andreas for the season 2012. In this club Andreas played along with the striker Waris Majeed and had a brilliant collaboration. During this period they chose to give Andreas a more defensive responsibility and used him as a playmaker. Nevertheless, he managed to record 12 points in the season 2013. Ahead of the 2015 season, he moved to Norway to work a job outside of sports, and to play for third-tier team IF Fram Larvik.

Managing career

Drugge coached Nanset IF's women's team until late 2023, when he was announced as new manager of IF Fram Larvik.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drugge, Andreas 1983 births Living people Footballers from Borås Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Allsvenskan players BK Häcken players IFK Göteborg players Trelleborgs FF players Degerfors IF players Falkenbergs FF players IF Elfsborg players FK Tønsberg players GAIS players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish football managers IF Fram Larvik managers