Sven Tommy Andersson (born 6 October 1963) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. Beginning his career with

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in 1980, he went on to represent

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and

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before retiring at

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in 2002. A full international for Sweden, he won one

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in 1990 and was a part of his country's 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He also represented the Sweden Olympic team at the

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Playing career

Born in

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near the

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border, he began his professional career in

, a club with which he won the Allsvenskan championship in 1985. He got 1 cap for Sweden, and was called up as a reserve in the Swedish squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in

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. In 1993, after having retired from professional football, he was persuaded by

to make his comeback. Between 1993 and 2001 he played 233 consecutive Allsvenskan matches, and a total of 268 matches for the club. He was suspended from what was planned to be his last match for HIF due to a red card in his 233rd match. In 2000, he earned his nickname ''San Siro-Sven'' with a last-minute penalty save against

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. In a 2000-01 UEFA Champions League qualifier, Helsingborgs were leading 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg with the second leg delicately poised at 0-0. In the final minute Inter were awarded a penalty but Alvaro Recoba saw his effort saved by Andersson, and Helsingborgs qualified at Inter's expense. In November 2001 he joined

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side

, but left the following summer having not made an appearance for the club.

Post-playing career

Today Sven Andersson is the goalkeepers' coach of

Career statistics

International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Sven 1963 births 1990 FIFA World Cup players Association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic footballers of Sweden Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Swedish footballers Örgryte IS players Helsingborgs IF players Allsvenskan players