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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-19)19 September 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Goiatuba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987 | XV de Jaú | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Vasco da Gama | 42 | (1) |
| 1992 | Guarani | 18 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | Servette | 52 | (31) |
| 1994 | Marseille | 20 | (16) |
| 1994–1997 | Monaco | 91 | (51) |
| 1997–1999 | Barcelona | 47 | (16) |
| 1999–2003 | Lyon | 110 | (71) |
| 2003–2004 | Villarreal | 38 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Rayyan | 20 | (24) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Gharafa | 19 | (6) |
| Total | 457 | (231) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Brazil U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1989 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (3) |
| 1997–2001 | Brazil | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anderson da Silva (born 19 September 1970), better known asSonny Anderson, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. A prolific goalscorer at the club level, he was best known for his spells withLyon,Monaco (he played most of his abroad career in France, amassingLigue 1 totals of 221 matches and 138 goals) andBarcelona.
He participated withBrazil in the2001 Confederations Cup, and won a total of sixcaps for his country, scoring one goal.
Born inGoiatuba,Goiás, Anderson started playing professionally withCR Vasco da Gama, but failed to make an early impression. After failing to score in 18 matches in his last year, he moved toGuarani.
Anderson's first abroad experience came withServette FC, and his impact was instant, scoring 18 goals inhis first season then helping the club to thenational league inthe following by netting 11 in just the first half of the campaign, as he left in January 1994 toOlympique de Marseille.
After six months, withL'OMrelegated due to a bribery scandal, Anderson moved to fellowDivision 1 sideAS Monaco FC, scoring at an equally impressive pace and winning team (1997 league) and individual accolades alike.
In 1997, Anderson joinedFC Barcelona: having to battle for first-choice status with the likes ofLuis Enrique andPatrick Kluivert, he fared well, scoring ten times inLa Liga alone inhis first season, as theCatalans wonthe double.[1] In his second year, which included some run-ins with managerLouis van Gaal,[2][3] he played less, which prompted a return to France with risingOlympique Lyonnais, for approximately€18 million. He would be a very important attacking figure as the team won the first two of seven consecutive national championships.
Aged 33,free agent Anderson returned to Spain withVillarreal CF.[4] Inhis only full campaign he scored 12 times, including againstReal Madrid (1–0, after only two minuteson the pitch), former club Barcelona (2–1, inthe 89th minute) andValencia CF (1–0), while also helping theYellow Submarine tothe semifinals of theUEFA Cup.[5]
After being instrumental in Villarreal's2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup win,[6] Anderson finished his career inQatar. He then returned to Lyon, going on work with the team's strikers.[7]
In June 2007, Anderson played afarewell match at theStade de Gerland, in a match facing his friends and the2002 French champions. Four years later he rescinded his link with Lyon and started a coaching career, joiningNeuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland.[8] On 24 July, after only two league games, he was sacked.[9]
Anderson could not translate his club success to the international front. He only won sixcaps for theBrazil side, the first coming in a friendly againstSouth Korea on 11 August 1997, in which he scored his only international goal.[10] He was also a member of the team that took part at the2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, and obtained his final international cap that same year.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco | 1988 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1989 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 1991 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Guarani | 1992 | Série A | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Servette | 1992–93 | Nationalliga A | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 20 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Nationalliga A | 17 | 11 | — | — | 4[a] | 2 | — | 21 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 31 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 56 | 33 | |||||
| Marseille | 1993–94 | Division 1 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | ||||
| Monaco | 1994–95 | Division 1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Division 1 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 39 | 23 | ||
| 1996–97 | Division 1 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10[a] | 4 | — | 47 | 27 | ||
| Total | 91 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | 113 | 66 | |||
| Barcelona | 1997–98 | La Liga | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
| 1998–99 | La Liga | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 4 | — | 31 | 10 | |||
| Total | 47 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 21 | |||
| Lyon | 1999–2000 | Division 1 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8[d] | 3 | — | 45 | 28 | |
| 2000–01 | Division 1 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14[b] | 5 | — | 50 | 31 | ||
| 2001–02 | Division 1 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 3 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | Division 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[f] | 5 | 1[g] | 0 | 32 | 17 | |
| Total | 110 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 94 | ||
| Villarreal | 2003–04 | La Liga | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 18[h] | 7 | — | 53 | 19 | ||
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[i] | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 11 | — | 63 | 24 | ||||
| Al-Rayyan | 2004–05 | Qatar Stars League | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2005–06 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Career total | 457 | 233 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 91 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 585 | 289 | ||
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