"An ending is never predictable, and it often doesn't happen the way you had imagined," said Andersson.
"Now my body has said no. I can't do it anymore, which makes the ending more definite, but the decision easier. You have to listen to your body, because you'll have it with you your whole life."
Rovers snapped up Andersson from Malmo and leaving Ewood Park he went on to play for Borussia Munchengladbach, Bayern Munich and Barcelona before he re-joined Malmo in 2004.