IF at the start of the January 2007 transfer window. He made some errors in his first time at the club, dropping against Odense Boldklub and Viborg FF, but was kept in the starting line-up and eventually upped his game. He helped Brøndby win the 2008 Danish Cup, and was named 2008 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year. Later career In August 2011 he joined former teammate Daniel Wass at Évian in the French Ligue 1 for a fee of DKK 2 million. In the summer of 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Real Betis of the Spanish La Liga. He was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles on 30 January 2014 for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. On 19 May 2014, it was announced he would return to Denmark on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract with Superliga side FC Copenhagen, the main rivals of his previous club Brøndby. On 17 June 2021, Copenhagen confirmed that he had left the club. On 12 September 2021, Andersen joined Danish amateur club VB 1968. International career Andersen was called up for the Denmark under-21 national team in June 2001, where he immediately displaced the two-years older Rune Pedersen. While at AB, he reached 21 games for the Danish under-21 national team, and was the first goalkeeper to win a Danish talent award, when he was named 2003 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year. Following strong displays for AB, Andersen made his Danish national team debut against Spain in a March 2004 friendly match. It would be four-and-a-half years before he got his second cap. He was selected as a backup goalkeeper for the Denmark national team for the 2004 European Championship, where Thomas Sørensen was preferred as the starting goalkeeper in every game. While playing for Brøndby, Andersen got his second cap in September 2008, and replaced the injured Thomas Sørensen for three games in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was included in the Denmark national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cuptournament. After the injured Thomas Sørensen was ruled out of UEFA Euro 2012, Andersen replaced him as the first-choice goalkeeper for the Danish national team. Honours Brøndby IF Danish Cup: 2007–08 Royal League: 2006-07 Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 Danish Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Individual Danish under-21 Talent of the Year: 2003 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2008 Danish Cup