Henrik Andersen

Football player infobox2
playername= Henrik Andersen


fullname = Henrik Andersen
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1965|5|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Amager
countryofbirth = Denmark
height =
position = Left defender
youthyears = 19??-1982
youthclubs = Fremad Amager
years = 1982-1990
1990-1998
clubs = RSC Anderlecht
1. FC Köln
caps(goals) =
125 (5)
nationalyears = 1982-1985
1985-1994
nationalteam = Denmark U-21
Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
30 (2)

Henrik Andersen (born 7 May 1965) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most famously played 8 years at Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup. He represented the Danish national team in 30 matches, and scored 2 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and the triumphant Euro 1992 tournament, where he suffered a serious knee injury, during the semi-final.

Biography

Born at Amager, Andersen started his career in Fremad Amager, where he made his senior debut at the age of 16. In 1982, he moved abroad to play for Belgian club RSC Anderlecht in the Jupiler League championship. In his first season with the club, at the age of 18, he won the international 1983 UEFA Cup tournament. While at Anderlecht, he received his first call-up for the Danish national team by national team manager Sepp Piontek. He made his debut in May 1985, and was selected to represent Denmark at the 1986 World Cup. He started the World Cup as a substitute, but played in the last three matches before Denmark were eliminated.

Having won three Jupiler League championships and two Belgian Cups with Anderlecht, Andersen moved on to Germany in 1990. Here he played for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. He did not win anything in his time with Köln. Though the club reached the 1991 DFB-Pokal cup final, they were beaten by Werder Bremen in penalty shootout. Andersen was once more called up to represent Denmark at an international tournament at the Euro 1992, under national manager Richard Møller Nielsen. Andersen played full time in Denmark's three first matches at Euro 1992, but the tournament ended in tears. In the semi-final against the Netherlands, Andersen collided with Dutch striker Marco van Basten, and cracked his kneecap.

Following 11 months of rehabilitation, he returned for Köln in May 1993, but he soon suffered another knee injury to his cruciate ligament, and was out until February 1994. He re-entered the Danish national team for a single match in August 1994, which was the last of his 30 national team matches. Following continued injury problems, he finally became fit for the 1996-97 season where he played 28 of 34 games. After another injury, he ended his career in May 1998, 33 years old, and went on to become a sports agent for the Danish based company First Artist Scandinavia.

Henrik has a son who is aged 23 _{when was he born>}called Kristoffer. He plays for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Honours

*Belgian Jupiler League : 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, with Anderlecht
*Belgian Cup : 1987-88, 1988-89, with Anderlecht
*UEFA Cup : 1982-83, with Anderlecht
*1992 European Championship

External links

* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2363 Danish national team profile]
*de icon [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/andersenhenrik/ FussballDaten statistics]
* [http://www.firstartistscandinavia.dk/Default.aspx?ID=9]