Viv Anderson

(Vivian Alexander Anderson)

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1956 (70 years old)
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Clifton, Nottinghamshire

Position
Right-Back

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

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6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)

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Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is best known for his ten-year stint with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the First Division title in 1978, as well as the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.

In 1978, he became the first black footballer to play for England's senior men's national team, and from 1980 to 1988, was selected in the England squad for four major tournaments. He also had a short-lived managerial career with Barnsley, before joining Middlesbrough as assistant manager to Bryan Robson, where he remained until 2001.

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English FA Community Shield	Manchester United	1990
English Football League Cup	Arsenal	1986-1987
UEFA Cup	Nottingham Forest	1979-1980
UEFA Super Cup	Nottingham Forest	1979
UEFA Cup	Nottingham Forest	1978-1979
English FA Community Shield	Nottingham Forest	1978
English Football League Cup	Nottingham Forest	1977-1978
English Football League First Division	Nottingham Forest	1977-1978

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Former Senior Teams

Nottingham Forest	1974-1984	Permanent	328 app	15 gls
England	1978-1988	International	-	-
Arsenal	1984-1987	Permanent	120 app	9 gls
Manchester United	1987-1991	Permanent	54 app	3 gls
Sheffield Wednesday	1991-1993	Permanent	70 app	8 gls
Barnsley	1993-1994	Permanent	20 app	3 gls
Middlesbrough	1994-1995	Permanent	2 app	0 gls