Roland Andersson


Åke-Erik Roland Andersson is a Swedish former football player and coach. His most recent job was that as the assistant coach of the Nigeria national team under Lars Lagerbäck.

Playing career

As a player, Andersson played for Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF and was a part of the Swedish squad in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.

Managerial career

As a coach, Andersson has coached at Al-Shaab sport [club, Sharjah|Al-Shaab], BSC Young Boys, Al-Ittihad, Qatar SC and Malmö FF. His was assistant coach for the Sweden national team, appointed in 2004 by Lars Lagerbäck. In 2010, Andersson was appointed Head of Development and Scouting on a consulting basis at his former club Malmö FF. However this did not last for very long; in February 2010, he was appointed assistant coach at Nigeria under former colleague Lars Lagerbäck. Currently Andersson works as an analyst for the Icelandic national football team.

Honours

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