He was an NSCAA First Team as the Owls won the 1992 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship.
In 1993, Anderson began his professional career with the Boston Storm, which played a six-game independent schedule that year.
The Thunder fell in the USISL championship final that season as Anderson was named Second Team All League.
On February 8, 1998, the Colorado Rapids selected Anderson in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Anderson would also coach the Branford High School boys soccer team of Connecticut in the 95/96 and 96/97 season.
[5] In addition to his duties with Columbia, Anderson was also the head coach of New York Cosmos B in the National Premier Soccer League for one year, 2018.