Sonny Anderson

Brazilian footballer

Sonny Anderson (born 19 September 1970) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Sonny Anderson
Personal information
Full name Anderson da Silva
Date of birth (1970-09-19) 19 September 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Goiatuba, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987 XV de Jaú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Vasco da 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)
Total 457 (231)
National team
1987 Brazil U17 2 (0)
1989 Brazil U20 6 (3)
1997–2001 Brazil 6 (1)
Teams managed
2011 Neuchâtel Xamax
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco 1988 Série A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1989 Série A 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1990 Série A 12 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 1
1991 Série A 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
total 42 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 47 1
Guarani 1992 Série A 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Servette 1992–93 Nationalliga A 35 20 35 20
1993–94 Nationalliga A 17 11 4[a] 2 21 13
Total 52 31 4 2 56 33
Marseille 1993–94 Division 1 20 16 20 16
Monaco 1994–95 Division 1 23 11 1 2 3 3 27 16
1995–96 Division 1 34 21 1 0 2 1 2[a] 1 39 23
1996–97 Division 1 34 19 0 0 3 4 10[a] 4 47 27
Total 91 51 2 2 8 8 12 5 113 66
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 23 10 5 0 5[b] 1 4[c] 0 37 11
1998–99 La Liga 24 6 1 0 6[b] 4 31 10
Total 47 16 6 0 11 5 4 0 68 21
Lyon 1999–2000 Division 1 32 23 2 0 3 2 8[d] 3 45 28
2000–01 Division 1 29 22 4 2 3 2 14[b] 5 50 31
2001–02 Division 1 25 14 2 1 2 0 5[e] 3 34 18
2002–03 Division 1 24 12 0 0 0 0 7[f] 5 1[g] 0 32 17
Total 110 71 8 3 8 4 34 16 1 0 161 94
Villarreal 2003–04 La Liga 35 12 0 0 18[h] 7 53 19
2004–05 La Liga 3 1 0 0 7[i] 4 10 5
Total 38 13 0 0 25 11 63 24
Al-Rayyan 2004–05 Qatar Stars League 20 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 24
Al-Gharafa 2005–06 Qatar Stars League 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6
Career total 457 233 16 5 16 12 91 39 5 0 585 289
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Cup, two appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Cup, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. Six appearances and five goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
  7. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  8. Twelve appearances and six goals in UEFA Cup, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  9. Seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours change

Vasco da Gama

Servette

Monaco

Barcelona

Lyon

Villarreal

Individual

References change

  1. "Villarreal 0-0 Heerenveen (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Atletico 2-0 Villarreal (Aggregate: 2 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "France - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur joueur de Ligue 1" (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. "Qatar - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2015.