38 Facts About Petter Andersson

Lars Petter Andersson was born on 20 February 1985 and is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Petter Andersson represented Hammarby IF, captained FC Groningen, and won the Danish Superliga with FC Midtjylland during his career.

Petter Andersson won two caps for the Sweden national team in 2005.

Petter Andersson was selected to represent the county of Vasterbotten in the TV-pucken at age 15, but turned down the offer in order to concentrate on playing football.

Petter Andersson started his football career at the local club Ljusvattnets IF, before moving on to Sunnana SK where he made his senior debut in Division 5, the seventh highest tier, aged 14.

Ultimately, Petter Andersson opted to move to Hammarby IF after several trials with the club.

Petter Andersson turned down a move to the fellow Stockholm-based side AIK at a late stage, since the club's luxurious presentation of itself caused a culture crash and scared Andersson off.

Petter Andersson was mostly used as an offensive central midfielder during the season, as Hammarby finished sixth in the table.

Petter Andersson scored six goals in 25 appearances as Hammarby finished fourth in the league, just missing out on a medal place.

Petter Andersson renewed his contract with the club, lasting until the end of 2007.

Petter Andersson made his comeback on the pitch on match day 4 of the 2007 Allsvenskan.

Petter Andersson played a huge part in the campaign, under the reign of new manager Tony Gustavsson, where the club finished as one of the eleven joint winners of the tournament.

Petter Andersson 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 playing in his natural role as an offensive midfielder.

Petter Andersson enjoyed a successful start in Groningen while establishing himself as a key player in manager Ron Jans squad, who already consisted of several other Swedish players: Marcus Berg, Andreas Granqvist and Fredrik Stenman.

Petter Andersson scored in just his second appearance for Groningen in a game against Heracles, playing as a forward, replacing Stef Nijland that recently had been sold to PSV Eindhoven.

On 25 January 2009, Petter Andersson suffered a serious knee injury in a match against AFC Ajax, which kept him off the pitch for the rest of the season.

Petter Andersson made his comeback on the pitch on 23 October 2010, after being sidelined for 22 months because of injuries.

Manager Peter Huistra said Petter Andersson was a perfect role model, citing his ability to "handle difficult backlashes" and "good language skills".

Injury free, Petter Andersson played a key part as Groningen avoided relegation from the top tier, eventually finishing 14th.

Petter Andersson played 33 league games, scoring four goals, throughout the whole season.

In June 2012, Petter Andersson signed a four-year contract with the Danish club FC Midtjylland.

Petter Andersson was brought in to replace Jakob Poulsen on the central midfield, who recently had been signed by Monaco.

Petter Andersson immediately established himself as a key player at Midtjylland.

Petter Andersson scored nine goals, a new career best, in a total of 26 appearances.

Petter Andersson attracted interest from the domestic giants FC Copenhagen during the summer of 2013, whilst Midtjylland manager Glen Riddersholm named Andersson as one of the best players in the history of the club.

Petter Andersson played both legs in August 2015 and Claus Steinlein, the club's director of football, named his performances as the best in the team.

Petter Andersson 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 Legia Warsaw in the group stage of the Europa League.

On 9 April 2016, Midtjylland confirmed that Petter Andersson was going to leave the club at the expiration of his contract the upcoming summer.

On 16 July 2016, Hammarby IF announced that Petter Andersson had signed a two and a half-year contract with the club.

Petter Andersson did not make a single appearance for Hammarby during this second stint at the club.

Petter Andersson won 14 caps for the Swedish U17s between 2001 and 2002, scoring four goals.

Petter Andersson played 20 games for the Swedish U21s between 2004 and 2006.

Petter Andersson debuted for the Sweden national team on 22 January 2005, coming on as a substitute for George Mourad in the 72nd minute in a friendly game against South Korea.

Petter Andersson won his second and last cap four days later, in a friendly game against Mexico, where he replaced Niclas Alexandersson in the 82nd minute.

Petter Andersson had a great pace, both with and without the ball at his feet.

Petter Andersson's playing style was sometimes described as irrational and dynamic.

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