Former Bundesliga top scorer Andersen to coach North Korea - reports

Family members told Norway's state broadcaster NRK that the 53-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the notoriously secretive state, whose team are already out of the running for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Published 11 May 2016 10:32pm

Source: Reuters

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Since retiring as a player Andersen has managed in Switzerland, Germany and Greece. His last job in football was with Austria Salzburg, which he left in December 2015.

Andersen's 18 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt made him the first foreigner to top the Bundesliga's scoring charts in the 1989-1990 season. He also played for a number of other German and Swiss clubs.

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(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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Former Bundesliga top scorer Andersen to coach North Korea - reports

Family members told Norway's state broadcaster NRK that the 53-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the notoriously secretive state, whose team are already out of the running for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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