Patrik Andersson is one of our most meritorious footballers ever.
Post-career success has continued off the field.
– The drive is not gone, he says.
Games in big clubs such as Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Close to 100 international matches with Sweden, where he was a key cog in the national team that took a sensational bronze during the USA World Cup in 1994. It is difficult to say other than that Patrik “Bjärred” Andersson is one of our absolute greatest.
Magic career
Andersson got his big breakthrough in Malmö FF and then played in the Premier League team Blackburn Rovers. However, it was not an immediate success, and instead the big international breakthrough came in the Bundesliga. After being a key player at Gladbach, Bayern Munich snapped up the centre-back. Once there, there were league victories and Champions League victories, before the move went to Barcelona.
Andersson was then recruited to Barcelona, but the injury problems stopped him from becoming a regular, and in connection with that he also missed the World Cup in Japan in 2002. Over the years, “Bjärred” managed to win two Golden Balls – and once he thanked himself, he remained in football. He was a scout for Manchester United, and over the years has owned football schools and training camps. But he has also been successful in other ways besides football.
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He does that today
Patrik Andersson is today a business developer and investor in the construction company Serneke. And it seems to run in the family.
– My father was in the construction and real estate business for all those years while playing football at the same time. Likewise, my brother is active in the construction industry, so the interest is something that seems to run in the family, Patrik “Bjärred” Andersson told industry news.
And it is not a coincidence that Andersson chose not to lie on the lazy side after his playing career.
– The drive is not gone. I want to continue to develop and be in a context, he has told Expressen.
In addition, Andersson is a board member of the interest organization Elitfotboll Dam.
– It is clear that I want to be involved and influence Swedish football. And I am passionate about player and leader development and creating conditions for others. The important thing is that the girls get the chance to experience their dream.
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