Andreas Johansson (footballer, born 1982)

For other people named Andreas Johansson, see Andreas Johansson (disambiguation).

Karl Tommy Andreas Johansson (born 10 March 1982), also known as Ante G, is a Swedish former footballer who last played as a centre back and midfielder for Halmstads BK.^[2][3][4]

Andreas Johansson

Personal information
Full name	Karl Tommy Andreas Johansson
Date of birth	(1982-03-10) 10 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Halmstad, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back[1]
Youth career
1987–1996	Getinge IF
1997–2002	Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2009	Halmstads BK	174	(10)
2009–2012	VfL Bochum	51	(0)
2009–2010	VfL Bochum II	2	(1)
2012–2018	IFK Norrköping	205	(10)
2019–2024	Halmstads BK	164	(6)
International career
2003–2004	Sweden U21	12	(2)
2009	Sweden	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2024

Club career

Halmstads BK

Johansson wearing the Halmstad BK shirt in 2008.

Johansson was born in Getinge (Halland) in the southwest of Sweden. He started to play football with five years at local side Getinge IF, but moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK. When he arrived at Halmstads BK there was another player in the club with the name Andreas Johansson, to separate the players they were each given a nickname based upon where they have come from, Andreas Johansson (born 1982) was called "Ante G" (Getinge), while the other Andreas Johansson was nicknamed "Ante V" (Vallås).^[5]

After four years in the reserve team he made his debut in 2002 against Örgryte IS and established himself quickly as a regular player in the team. In the coming years he played 165 matches for the club and scored nine goals. A second place in 2004 was the biggest success in this period.^[6]

VfL Bochum

On 22 June 2009, Johansson left Halmstads BK and signed a contract with Bundesliga club VfL Bochum for an undisclosed fee and on 1 July he joined the German club.^[7][8]

International career

Playing several matches for the Swedish U-21 team, he made his debut for the Senior team on 29 January 2009 in a match against Mexico during Sweden's yearly friendly tournament in USA.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2024^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		European Cups		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Halmstads BK	2002	Allsvenskan	16	1	0	0	0	0	—		16	1
	2003	Allsvenskan	24	2	0	0	0	0	—		24	2
	2004	Allsvenskan	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2005	Allsvenskan	18	2	0	0	6	1	—		24	3
	2006	Allsvenskan	25	0	3	0	0	0	—		28	0
	2007	Allsvenskan	25	0	2	0	0	0	—		27	0
	2008	Allsvenskan	30	1	3	1	0	0	—		33	2
	2009	Allsvenskan	12	3	1	0	0	0	—		13	3
	Total		165	9	9	1	6	1	0	0	180	11
VfL Bochum II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
VfL Bochum	2009–10	Bundesliga	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26	0
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		52	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	55	0
IFK Norrköping	2012	Allsvenskan	29	0	5	0	0	0	—		34	0
	2013	Allsvenskan	28	4	4	0	0	0	—		32	4
	2014	Allsvenskan	29	0	5	0	0	0	—		34	0
	2015	Allsvenskan	29	2	5	0	0	0	—		34	2
	2016	Allsvenskan	30	1	6	0	2	0	—		38	1
	2017	Allsvenskan	30	1	7	0	4	0	—		41	1
	2018	Allsvenskan	30	2	1	1	0	0	—		31	3
	Total		205	10	33	1	6	0	0	0	244	11
Halmstads BK	2018	Superettan	0	0	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2019	Superettan	30	2	4	0	0	0	—		34	2
	2020	Superettan	29	2	3	0	0	0	—		32	2
	2021	Allsvenskan	30	1	4	0	0	0	—		34	1
	2022	Superettan	30	2	4	0	0	0	—		34	2
	2023	Allsvenskan	28	0	5	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2024	Allsvenskan	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		150	7	24	0	0	0	0	0	174	7
Career total			574	26	67	2	12	1	2	0	654	29