Anders Karl Gustaf Linderoth (born 21 March 1950) is a Swedish

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coach and former player who played as a

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. He is best remembered for representing Helsingsborgs, Östers IF,

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, and

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during a club career that spanned between 1967 and 1984. A full international between 1972 and 1980, he won 40 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1976 as Sweden's best player of the year.

Club career

He debuted in

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for

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, and during his spell with Östers IF he made his national team debut and received Guldbollen. In 1977, he moved to play professionally in

International career

He played 40 matches and scored two goals for

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, the tally including three matches at the

in Argentina.

Post-playing career

After retiring as a football player Linderoth has worked as a coach. His achievements include leading

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. From 2001 until 2006 he coached Hammarby. Linderoth managed Viborg in about eleven months in 2007.

Personal life

Anders Linderoth is the father of former Sweden national team player Tobias Linderoth.

Honours

Individual * Guldbollen: 1977

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linderoth, Anders 1950 births Living people People from Kristianstad Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Allsvenskan players Ligue 1 players Helsingborgs IF players Östers IF players Olympique de Marseille players Swedish football managers Mjällby AIF managers IF Elfsborg managers Stabæk Fotball managers Hammarby Fotboll managers Viborg FF managers Landskrona BoIS managers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate football managers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate football managers in Denmark Footballers from Skåne County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Stattena IF players Eliteserien managers