Andersen, Søren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Søren Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | AGF Aarhus | 109 | (51) |
| 1993–1994 | UE Lleida | 22 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | (1) |
| 1995 | IFK Norrkoping | 10 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Aalborg BK | 67 | (30) |
| 1998–1999 | Bristol City | 39 | (10) |
| 1999–2001 | Odense BK | 57 | (24) |
| 2001–2003 | AGF Aarhus | 18 | (6) |
| Total | 332 | (128) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1986 | Denmark U-17 | 17 | (4) |
| 1988 | Denmark U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Denmark U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–2000 | Denmark | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Søren Andersen (born 31 January 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played as a striker, and most prominently represented English club Bristol City, Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, as well as several Danish clubs. He won the 1992 Danish Cup with AGF Aarhus. Andersen played 12 games for the Denmark national team, though he did not score, and represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 European Championship tournaments.
Andersen began his career as a junior with Silkeborg IF, joining AGF Aarhus in August 1989. He made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team in April 1990. He won the 1992 Danish Cup with AGF, and was included in the Danish under-21 squad for the 1992 Summer Olympics by coach Viggo Jensen. He played a single match at the tournament; his seventh and last games for the under-21 national team. He made his debut for the senior Danish national team in January 1993, under national coach Richard Møller Nielsen.
Having scored 51 goals in 109 league games for AGF, Andersen moved abroad in October 1993. He went on to play for Spanish club UE Lleida in the La Liga championship. He played a single season at Lleida, where he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win against multiple Spanish champions Real Madrid. When Lleida were relegated to the Segunda División at the end of the season, Andersen moved to Segunda División rivals Rayo Vallecano. He played 12 games for Rayo, scoring a single goal.
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