| Russell Anderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell James Anderson | |
| Date of birth | 25 October 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Derby County | |
| Number | 27 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–2007 2007–2010 2008 2008–2009 2010- |
Aberdeen Sunderland → Plymouth Argyle (loan) → Burnley (loan) Derby County |
280 (18) 1 (0) 14 (0) 4 (0) 7 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002– | Scotland | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Russell James Anderson (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a defender. He spent the majority of his career playing for Aberdeen in his native Scotland, whom he represented at international level, before moving to England and playing for Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle and Burnley.
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Anderson grew up in the Mannofield area of Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen Grammar School. He began his career with local club Aberdeen, and broke through the ranks to make his début in the first team in 1997; scoring his first goal for the club in 2000, in a 4-0 win over Hibernian. He went on to establish himself as a rock at the heart of the defence. A solid, reliable centre-back, he became a real fans' favourite and amassed over three hundred appearances for Aberdeen.
In 2003, he was appointed club captain, a role he held for four years before departing the club for Sunderland in June 2007.
In the 2005-06 season, he won the most league man-of-the-match awards from BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
In 2006, Anderson celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Everton,[1] a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his considerable ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Despite Aberdeen leading 2-1, Everton won 3-2.[2]
Despite having stated his desire to remain at Aberdeen for the rest of his career,[3] on 27 June 2007, Anderson completed a £1 million transfer to Premiership club Sunderland, signing a three year deal.[4]
Anderson made his first appearance for Sunderland in a friendly match against Italian side Juventus on 4 August 2007. He came on as a substitute at the Stadium of Light with fifteen minutes of the match remaining. On 18 August 2007, he made his Premier League début as a substitute against Wigan Athletic, where he gave away a penalty for a mis-timed tackle in a 3-0 defeat. This would prove to be his only Premier League appearance for Sunderland, as his next two years at the club would be blighted by injury. His second and last appearance for the club came against Luton in the FA Cup on 28 August 2007. Anderson, making his full début, ruptured his ankle ligaments.[5] After having reconstructive surgery, Anderson was ruled out for three months.[6]
On 19 February 2008, Anderson joined Plymouth Argyle on a one month loan, which was later extended until the end of the 2007–08 season.[7][8] He made his début for Plymouth away to Southampton on 19 February 2008, with Plymouth winning 2-0.[9] Anderson went on to play in all 14 of Plymouth's final league games of the season during his spell at the club.
On 26 August 2008, Anderson joined Burnley on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season.[10] He made his Burnley début on 30 August 2008 in a 0-0 draw against his former club Plymouth. Anderson played four consecutive league games for Burnley, but in his fifth game for the club, a League Cup tie against Fulham on 23 September 2008, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season.[11]
After spending 14 months out injured, Anderson finally made his comeback in a reserve game against Wigan on 1 December 2009.[12] Anderson's contract was due to expire at the end of the 2009–10 season, and it was reported on 30 December 2009 that Sunderland were considering paying off the remainder of his contract, which would allow Anderson to sign on a free transfer for another club in the January transfer window.[13] On 31 December, Anderson was reported to be in talks with Hibernian and an "unnamed Championship club", later revealed to be Derby County.[14] Reports of Anderson leaving were confirmed on 14 January 2010, as Sunderland released Anderson from his contract.[15]
On 15 January 2010, Derby County announced that they had signed Anderson on a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season.[16] He made his debut as a second half substitute in a 3-0 win at Peterborough United the following day.
Anderson so far has played for the Scottish national side on eleven occasions and was both a youth and under-21 international. He won his first cap against Iceland in October 2002, coming on as a late substitute.[17]
In November 2006, he won the Scottish Player of the Month award for the first time in his career.[18] April 2007 saw him nominated for Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2006/07 season. He was the only Scottish candidate for the award, and the only nominee playing for a club other than Celtic, the SPL champions. Anderson was also named in the Scottish PFA team of the year for the 2006-07 season.[19]
| Preceded by Darren Young |
Aberdeen FC captain 2003-2007 |
Succeeded by Scott Severin |
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   | Scotland sink Iceland - BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Scotland | Scotland sink Iceland |
| | Aberdeen 2-3 Everton - BBC SPORT | Football | Aberdeen 2-3 Everton |
| | Anderson aims for Pittodrie stay - BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Aberdeen | Anderson aims for Pittodrie stay |
| | November prize for Dons' Anderson - BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Aberdeen | November prize for Dons' Anderson |
| | Anderson seals Sunderland switch - BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Aberdeen | Anderson seals Sunderland switch |
| | Argyle sign Scotland pair on loan - BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Plymouth Argyle | Argyle sign Scotland pair on loan |
| | Soccerbase entry for Anderson - www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database |
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