Björn Andersson (born 20 July 1951) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a defender. He is best remembered for representing Bayern Munich and was part of their

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victory in

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. A full international between 1972 and 1977, he won 28

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and scored one goal for the

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and represented his country in the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

. He is currently a youth coordinator at

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Honours

;Bayern Munich *

: 1974–75, 1975–76 * Intercontinental Cup:

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* * 1951 births Living people People from Perstorp Municipality Swedish footballers Association football defenders Östers IF players FC Bayern Munich footballers Bundesliga players Allsvenskan players UEFA Champions League winning players Sweden international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in West Germany FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Footballers from Skåne County Swedish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub