Henrik Andersen was born on 7 May 1965 and is a Danish former football player, who played eight years at Belgian club RSC Anderlecht as a defender, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup.
12 Facts About Henrik Andersen
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Henrik Andersen played for the Danish national team in 30 matches, and scored two goals.
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Henrik Andersen represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and the triumphant Euro 1992 tournament, where he suffered a serious knee injury, during the semi-final.
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Henrik Andersen's son Kristoffer Andersen is a retired professional footballer.
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Henrik Andersen moved on to Germany in July 1990, where he played for German Bundesliga club 1.
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Henrik Andersen did not win anything in his time with Koln.
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Henrik Andersen made his international debut with the Danish under-16s in April 1980.
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Henrik Andersen went on to play 35 youth internationals until October 1985, including seven games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.
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Henrik Andersen made his debut in May 1985, and was selected to represent Denmark at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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Henrik Andersen started the World Cup as a substitute, but played in the last three matches before Denmark were eliminated.
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Henrik Andersen played full-time in Denmark's three first matches at Euro 1992, but the tournament ended in tears.
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Henrik Andersen re-entered the Danish national team for a single match in August 1994, which was the last of his 30 national team matches.