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Sonny Anderson
Personal information
Full name Anderson da Silva Nilmar
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987 XV Jaú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Vasco 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)
2006 Al-Gharafa 19 (6)
International career
1997–2001 Brazil 7 (1)
Managerial career
2011- Neuchâtel Xamax
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anderson da Silva Nilmar (born 19 September 1970), known as Sonny or Anderson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

A prolific goalscorer in the club level, he is best known for his spells with Olympique Lyonnais, AS Monaco (he played most of his abroad career in France) and FC Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Goiatuba, Goiás, Anderson started playing professionally with CR Vasco da Gama, but failed to make an early impression; after failing to score in 18 matches in his last year, he moved to Guarani Futebol Clube. His first abroad experience came with Servette FC, and his impact was instant, scoring 20 goals in his first season, then helping the club to the national league in the following, bagging 11 in just the first half of the season, as he left in January 1994 to Olympique de Marseille.

After six months, with L'OM relegated due to a bribery scandal, Anderson moved to fellow Ligue 1 team AS Monaco FC, scoring at an equally impressive pace, and winning team (1997 league) and individual accolades alike.

In 1997, Sonny joined FC Barcelona. Having to battle for first-choice status with the likes of Luis Enrique and Patrick Kluivert, he fared well, netting 10 times in La Liga alone in his first season, as the Catalans won the double. In his second year, he played less, which prompted a return to France, with rising Olympique Lyonnais, for approximately €18 millions. He would be a very important offensive figure as the team won the first two of seven consecutive national championships.

Aged 33, Anderson returned to Spain, with Villarreal CF.[1] In his only full campaign, he scored 12 times, including against Real Madrid (1–0, after only two minutes on the pitch), former side Barcelona (2–1, in the 89th minute) and Valencia CF (1–0), while also helping the Yellow Submarine to the UEFA Cup semifinals.[2]

After being instrumental in Villarreal's 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup win,[3] Sonny finished his career in Qatar. He then returned to Lyon, going on work with the team's strikers. In June 2007, he played a farewell match at the Stade de Gerland, in a match facing Sonny's friends and the 2002 French champions.

International career

Anderson could not translate his club success to the international front. He only gained seven caps, the first coming in August 1997, against South Korea.

Honours

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ Sonny delight for Villarreal; UEFA.com, 9 July 2003
  2. ^ Villarreal end Celtic challenge; UEFA.com, 14 April 2004
  3. ^ Anderson fit for Intertoto mission; UEFA.com, 10 August 2004

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