A full international between 1994 and 2005, Andersson won 27 caps for the Sweden national team and represented them at UEFA Euro 2000 and 2004.
Born in Tomelilla, Andersson played for Svenstorps IF as a child, but joined Malmö FF in 1990.
He gradually became a star in the Allsvenskan, and was bought by English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers.
The news was received with dismay among Malmö supporters, and Anders himself has written about the situation at his blog at local newspaper Skånska Dagbladet.
[3] Andersson made his senior debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Mexico on 24 February 1994.