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Career & Clubs
Andersson started his career in Sweden, where he was nicknamed Säffle, before playing for Danish side Kjøbenhavns BK before being transferred to Olympique de Marseille, where he became a key player. Having scored 194 goals in 220 matches, he is the highest scorer of the club ahead of Jean-Pierre Papin (182) and Josip Skoblar (176). With l'OM he was also Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951–1952 and 1952–1953 and runner-up in the 1953–54 Coupe de France. He also played for other French teams such as FC Girondins de Bordeaux and AS Aix. Despite success in France, he never played for the Sweden national team because of a policy not to select players based outside Sweden, such as Andersson and Gunnar Nordahl. He obtained French nationality in 1954 and was capped once for the France B team in 1956. He died in 1969 heading to Stade Vélodrome to see a match against Dukla Prague in the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup.
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- IFK Göteborg (1949–1950)
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- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (1950–1950)
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- Olympique de Marseille (1950–1958)
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- AS Aix-en-Provence (1960–1961)
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- Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (1958–1958)
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- FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1958–1960)
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- CALO Oran (1961–1962)
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- France B national football team (1954–1954)
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- IK Arvika (1964–1964)
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- IFK Åmål
Legacy
Marseille
Coupe de France runner-up: 1954 Coupe Charles Drago: 1957 Individual
Division 1 top goalscorer: 1951–1952, 1952–1953 Olympique de Marseille all-time top scorer: 194 goals
Clubs
- IFK Åmålcurrent
- IFK Göteborg1949–1950
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub1950–1950
- Olympique de Marseille1950–1958
- France B national football team1954–1954
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux1958–1960
- Montpellier Hérault Sport Club1958–1958
- AS Aix-en-Provence1960–1961
- CALO Oran1961–1962
- IK Arvika1964–1964
Played together with
Aaron BoupendzaFC Girondins de Bordeaux · 2016–2020- Abdallah Ali MohamedOlympique de Marseille · 2019
Abdelaziz BarradaOlympique de Marseille · 2014Abdelhamid El KaoutariMontpellier Hérault Sport Club · 2007–2015
- Abdelkader Ben BoualiMontpellier Hérault Sport Club · 1933–1935
- Abdelkader Ben BoualiOlympique de Marseille · 1936–1938
Abdelkader FerhaouiMontpellier Hérault Sport Club · 1985–1993
Abdelkader FerhaouiMontpellier Hérault Sport Club · 1996–1998- Abdelnasser OuadahMontpellier Hérault Sport Club · 2007–2009
- Abdelsalem Ben Miloud SalemOlympique de Marseille · 1946–1956
Abderrahman IbrirFC Girondins de Bordeaux · 1946–1947
Abderrahman IbrirOlympique de Marseille · 1951–1954
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Karl Gunnar "Säffle" Andersson was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. He is widely considered one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, and is the highest scorer of the club. Born in Sweden, he played for the France national football B team once.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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