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Director of football · Malmö FF

Daniel Andersson

Born 28 Aug 1977 · Lomma (age 47)

Personality calc

  • Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
133 of 200
Best job (calc)
134 Director of football
World reputation
2,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
6,650
Wage
£3,873 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Passing
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Cautious
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking7
  • Directness5
  • Pressing8
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo8
  • Width10
  • Depth13
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking7
  • Defending14
  • Fitness7
  • Mental12
  • Tactical12
  • Technical8
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination16
  • Discipline13
  • Man management12
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability15
  • Judging player potential14
  • Judging staff ability12
  • Tactical knowledge11
  • Negotiating14
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players14
  • Hardness of training13
  • Interference—
  • Mind games5
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity5

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty19
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship18
  • Temperament10

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Strength2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • GK shot stopping2 of 5 stars2
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football1343.5 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team1103 of 5 stars17
Technical Director922.5 of 5 stars15
Assistant Manager First Team661.5 of 5 stars10
Scout70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)60.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
135
Best job (calc)
Director of football
Home reputation
6,650
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Professional
Media handling (calc)
Evasive, Reserved

What the best job values

Director of football: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Judging staff ability4
Man management4
Negotiating4
Determination2
Motivating2
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Daniel
Last name
Andersson
Common name
—
Date of birth
28 Aug 1977 age 47 at game start
Place of birth
Lomma
Nationality
Sweden
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Swedish, Italian (10/10), Norwegian (8/10), Danish (8/10), English (5/10)

Contract

Club
Malmö FF
Job
Director of football
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
31 Dec 2013
Contract starts
4 Jan 2023
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£3,873
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
1 Dec 2012 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

22
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2013 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 20 Unknown fee
2012 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 161 Unknown fee
2011 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 250 Unknown fee
2010 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 305 Unknown fee
2009 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 261 Unknown fee
2008 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 243 Unknown fee
2007 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 234 Unknown fee
2006 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 253 Unknown fee
2005 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 252 Unknown fee
2004 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 110 Unknown fee
2003 S.S.C. Ancona S.S.D. Loan Serie A Enilive 251 Unknown fee
2002 A.C. ChievoVerona Loan Serie A Enilive 120 Unknown fee
2001 Venezia Football Club Serie A Enilive 290 Unknown fee
2000 S.S.C. Bari Serie A Enilive 328 Unknown fee
1999 S.S.C. Bari Serie A Enilive 325 Unknown fee
1998 S.S.C. Bari Serie A Enilive 333 Unknown fee
1998 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 113 Unknown fee
1997 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 242 Unknown fee
1996 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 262 Unknown fee
1995 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 212 Unknown fee
1994 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 00 Unknown fee
1993 Bjärreds IF — —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)45221/22 recorded4521/22 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerAllsvenskan5×2004, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021
Runner-UpAllsvenskan2×1996, 2019
Third PlaceAllsvenskan2×1997, 2012

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Sweden73017 / 2

Awards

2
1997Swedish Goal of the YearDefensive Midfielder Malmö FF
1997Swedish Midfielder of the YearDefensive Midfielder Malmö FF

Staff career

3

  1. Malmö FF

    1 Jan 2022 – 4 Jan 2023

    Technical Director

  2. Malmö FF

    9 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2021

    Director of football

  3. Malmö FF

    — – 31 Dec 2013

    Assistant Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

9
2 Nov 2019Runner-UpMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2021WinnerMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2014WinnerMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2013WinnerMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2012Third PlaceMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2010WinnerMalmö FFAllsvenskan
2004WinnerMalmö FFAllsvenskan
1997Third PlaceMalmö FFAllsvenskan
1996Runner-UpMalmö FFAllsvenskan

Favourite clubs

Malmö FF Player100
Manchester United Supporter50
S.S.C. Bari Player40
Juventus F.C. Supporter40
Real Madrid C.F. Supporter25

Favourite people

Rikard Norling Manager/Former Manager75
Ryan Giggs Idol75
Ola Toivonen Backroom Staff50
Jonas Thern Idol50

Disliked people

Louay Chanko 75

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.