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Sonny Anderson
	Sonny Anderson
Personal information
Full name	Anderson da Silva Nilmar
Date of birth	September 19, 1970 (age 39)
Place of birth	Goiatuba, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987	XV Jaú
Senior career1
National team
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

Anderson da Silva Nilmar (born September 19, 1970 in Goiatuba, Goiás), known as Sonny or Anderson, is a former 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.

[edit] Club career

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 league 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 the league alone in his first season, as the Catalonians 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 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 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.

[edit] International career

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

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team

Vasco da Gama:
- Brazilian League: 1989

Servette:
- Swiss League: 1993-94

AS Monaco:
- French League: 1996-97

FC Barcelona:
- Spanish League: 1997-98
- Spanish Cup: 1997-98
- UEFA Super Cup: 1997

Olympique Lyon:
- French League: 2001-02, 2002-03
- French Supercup: 2002
- French League Cup: 2000-01

Villarreal CF:
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

[edit] Individual

Swiss League: Topscorer/Best foreign player 1992-93
French League: Topscorer 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2000-01; Étoile d'Or 1996, Best player 1996-97
Qatari League: Topscorer 2005

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

[0] Sonny delight for Villarreal; UEFA.com, 9 July 2003

[1] Villarreal end Celtic challenge; UEFA.com, 14 April 2004

[2] Anderson fit for Intertoto mission; UEFA.com, 10 August 2004

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