Lars Petter Andersson (born 20 February 1985) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

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, captained

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, and won the

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with

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during his career. He also won two

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for the Sweden national team in 2005.

Early life

Andersson grew up in the village of Ljusvattnet, outside the city of

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. During his early teens, he competed in

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and

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as well as playing

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. He was selected to represent the county of

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in the

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at age 15, but turned down the offer in order to concentrate on playing football. He started his football career at the local club Ljusvattnets IF, before moving on to

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where he made his senior debut in Division 5, the seventh highest tier, aged 14. In his later youth years, Andersson played with

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in Division 2, the Swedish fourth tier. Several top clubs in

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soon got interested in securing Andersson's signature. Among these were

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and

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, who all failed their attempts. Ultimately, Andersson opted to move to

after several trials with the club. He turned down a move to the fellow

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-based side

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at a late stage, since the club's luxurious presentation of itself caused a culture crash and scared Andersson off.

Club career

Hammarby IF

After joining Hammarby halfway through the 2003 season, the 18-year-old Andersson made two competitive appearances for his new side the same year. His debut in Allsvenskan came against

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on 20 October in a 1–1 draw, coming on as a second half-substitute replacing veteran midfielder

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, who coincidentally played the last game in his professional career. Ahead of the 2004 season, Hammarby and manager

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promoted several other youngsters to the senior squad on permanent basis;

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, Fredrik Stoor and

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. Among the newcomers, Andersson made the biggest impact for Hammarby during the same season, establishing himself as a regular. He scored a brace, his first ever goals for Hammarby, on 2 May 2004 in a 2–1 win against Örebro SK on away turf. Weeks later, Andersson scored the lone goal in a 1–0 derby win against fierce rivals AIK on Råsunda. Andersson was mostly used as an offensive central midfielder during the season, as Hammarby finished sixth in the table. In 2005, Andersson was mainly used as a

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. He scored six goals in 25 appearances as Hammarby finished fourth in the league, just missing out on a medal place. Notably, Andersson scored a brace in a 4–0 home win against

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on 17 July. He also renewed his contract with the club, lasting until the end of 2007. Halfway through the 2006 season, Hammarby was placed first in Allsvenskan. When the new signing

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in a 4–0 home win on 29 April. Throughout the season, Andersson once again found himself playing as a forward, due to the impressive performances of newly signed

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on the central midfield. During the summer, Hammarby participated in the

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. Andersson played a huge part in the campaign, under the reign of new manager

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, where the club finished as one of the eleven joint winners of the tournament. As a result, Hammarby took part in the

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qualification. After knocking out the

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side

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in the second qualifying round, Hammarby faced

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from

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in the next round. On 20 September, Andersson scored a brace as Hammarby won 2–1 on home turf in the first leg. However, Hammarby failed to qualify for the group stage in the tournament as Braga won 6–2 on aggregate. In the domestic league, Hammarby finished in sixth place the same year. Andersson also opted to renew his contract with the club up until the end of 2009. Petter Andersson retained his excellent form into the 2008 season, now once again playing in his natural role as an offensive midfielder. Notably, Andersson scored a brace in a 4–3 win against

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on home turf in July. Several clubs in other, bigger, European leagues soon got interested in securing the 23-year-old's services. Among these were F.C. Twente, with manager Steve McLaren scouting Andersson in Sweden on several occasions. Hammarby failed to produce any sort of challenge in the league this year and finished on 8th place in the table.

Groningen

On 1 September 2008, the final day of the international transfer window, he signed for the

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club

on a four-year deal. The

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outfit paid a transfer fee of 880.000 euros, or 8,5 million Swedish crowns, to Hammarby. Andersson enjoyed a successful start in Groningen while establishing himself as a key player in manager

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squad, who already consisted of several other Swedish players:

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and Fredrik Stenman. He scored in just his second appearance for Groningen in a game against

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, playing as a forward, replacing

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that recently had been sold to

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. In total, he would come to score four goals in his first eight matches for the side. On 25 January 2009, Andersson suffered a serious knee injury in a match against

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, which kept him off the pitch for the rest of the season. The club eventually finished sixth in the league. Being sidelined for six months, Andersson returned to training and featured in Groningen's reserve team ahead of the 2009-10 season. He suffered a major setback as he, once again, tore his

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during the fall of 2009. This caused him to miss the whole season. Andersson made his comeback on the pitch on 23 October 2010, after being sidelined for 22 months because of injuries. He came on as a late substitute in a match against

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and scored in the 90th minute, deciding the final result to 3–2 in NEC's favour. Andersson would onwards establish himself as a key player in manager

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's starting eleven. Notably, Andersson scored a brace in an important away match against

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on 1 May 2011, replacing the injured Tim Matavz in the starting eleven, securing a 4–2 win for Groningen. Weeks later, on 22 May, Andersson scored again in a match against Heracles in the play-off tournament for a spot in the second qualifying round of the

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. In the end, Groningen failed to qualify for any international play. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Andersson was named the new

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of Groningen, following the departure of fellow Swede Andreas Granqvist to

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. Manager Peter Huistra said Andersson was a perfect role model, citing his ability to "handle difficult backlashes" and "good language skills". Injury free, Andersson played a key part as Groningen avoided relegation from the top tier, eventually finishing 14th. He played 33 league games, scoring four goals, throughout the whole season. He could, however, not agree terms on a new contract with Groningen. On 18 May 2012, Andersson's departure on a free transfer officially got announced.

FC Midtjylland

In June 2012, Andersson signed a four-year contract with the

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club

. Andersson was brought in to replace

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on the central midfield, who recently had been signed by

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. He immediately established himself as a key player at Midtjylland. Notably, he scored in a 3–0 win against

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on 12 May 2013 during the later stages of the season. Midtjylland eventually finished sixth in the

and failed to compete for international play. Andersson scored nine goals, a new career best, in a total of 26 appearances. He attracted interest from the domestic giants

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during the summer of 2013, whilst Midtjylland manager

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named Andersson as one of the best players in the history of the club. Andersson eventually remained at the side and continued his fine scoring form into the start of the 2013–14 season. He scored the single goal of the game as Midtjylland won against FC Copenhagen, 1–0, on 28 July 2013. A less severe knee injury would later rule Andersson out from play for almost two months. Andersson would ultimately make 20 league appearances for the side during the season, scoring six goals, as Midtjylland finished third in the table. Most notably, Andersson scored a brace in a 4–0 away win against AGF Århus on 18 April 2014, with

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providing the assists for both of the goals. He occasionally also captained the side during the season. In 2014–15, Midtjylland won the Danish top tier for the first time in the club's history with Andersson being a key player. He featured in 23 league games, scoring four goals, as Midtjylland secured the title after a draw against

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on 21 May 2015. In the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Midtjylland subsequently took part in the

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qualification rounds. In the play-off round, Midtjylland surprisingly knocked out the English

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-side

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with 2–1 on aggregate. Andersson played both legs in August 2015 and Claus Steinlein, the club's

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, named his performances as the best in the team. Andersson's season would however end soon after, since he was forced to perform surgery on his knees. He managed to appear in four domestic games in the beginning of the season, and played his last minutes of football for Midtjylland on 17 September 2015 against

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in the group stage of the Europa League. Andersson got subbed off at half time, as Midtjylland secured a 1–0 win. On 9 April 2016, Midtjylland confirmed that Andersson was going to leave the club at the expiration of his contract the upcoming summer.

Return to Hammarby IF and retirement

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told that he would be fully fit in early 2017. In late 2016, he however chose to retire from football due to major setbacks in his rehabilitation. Andersson did not make a single appearance for Hammarby during this second stint at the club.

International career

Andersson won 14 caps for the Swedish U17s between 2001 and 2002, scoring four goals. In 2003, he excelled at international level and scored six goals in eight appearances for the Swedish U19s. He also played 20 games for the Swedish U21s between 2004 and 2006. He debuted for the Sweden national team on 22 January 2005, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 72nd minute in a

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against

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. He won his second and last

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four days later, in a friendly game against

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, where he replaced

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in the 82nd minute.

Style of play

Andersson's natural position was as an offensive midfielder or second striker. Occasionally, he was also used as a forward or winger. Among his strengths on the pitch were his play intelligence and powerful shot. He also had a great pace, both with and without the ball at his feet. Andersson's playing style was sometimes described as irrational and dynamic.

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, former manager of the Swedish national team, compared him with

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and praised his technique.

Personal

He was nicknamed "Ljusvattnets Henry" during his playing career, as a homage to his birth village and the French striker

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Career statistics

Honours

;Midtjylland *

: 2014–15

References

External links

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