Playing Career
Anderson was a goalkeeper during his playing days and had youth contracts with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.
He went home to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran and Bangor, where he was the youngest player to travel in the UEFA Cup.
He represented Northern Ireland at Schoolboy, Youth and B level.
While at Bangor his playing career was prematurely ended by injury, at the age of 23.
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