Alexander Farnerud

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Alexander Farnerud
Alexander Farnerud bei einem Testspiel in Wernau.JPG
Farnerud in a friendly game with Stuttgart
Personal information
Full name Alexander Farnerud
Date of birth 1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) (age 27)
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Young Boys
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 Landskrona BoIS 75 (13)
2003–2006 Strasbourg 81 (6)
2006–2008 Stuttgart 20 (0)
2008–2011 Brøndby 73 (18)
2011– Young Boys 34 (9)
National team‡
1999–2000 Sweden U16 16 (7)
2001 Sweden U18 5 (2)
2001–2002 Sweden U19 6 (3)
2002–2006 Sweden U21 35 (12)
2003–2010 Sweden 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 13 September 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Alexander Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish footballer who plays for BSC Young Boys in Switzerland as a midfielder.

His older brother, Pontus, is also a former Swedish international, and a midfielder.

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[edit] Club career

Born in Helsingborg, Farnerud made his professional debuts for Landskrona BoIS, scoring in one of his first top flight matches, a 2–1 home win against reigning champions Hammarby IF.[1]

In November 2003, he was bought by France's RC Strasbourg,[2] being an automatic first-choice in his two-and-a-half-season spell. In his first and third Ligue 1 seasons, Farnerud played alongside older brother Pontus, who was first loaned by AS Monaco FC, then acquired.[3]

Upon Strasbourg 2006 relegation, Farnerud moved to VfB Stuttgart in Germany, on a four-year deal.[4] He was used sporadically during the course of two seasons, appearing nine times for the 2007 Bundesliga champions.

On 8 July 2008, Farnerud signed with Brøndby IF.[5] On 18 January 2011, he changed teams and countries again, joining Swiss club BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee, until 2014.[6]

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2003 Thailand Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Thailand 0–3 1–4 King's Cup
2. 28 January 2009 United States O.co Coliseum, Oakland  Mexico 0–1 0–1 Friendly

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Sweden round-up: Landskrona stun champions". UEFA.com. 4 July 2002. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=27758.html. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Strasbourg swoop for Farnerud". UEFA.com. 15 November 2003. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=126692.html. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Strasbourg secure second Farnerud". UEFA.com. 16 June 2005. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=310173.html. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Stuttgart snap up Farnerud". UEFA.com. 29 May 2006. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=425586.html. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Farnerud to Bröndby". VfB Stuttgart. 8 July 2008. http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/news/2008/23772.php. Retrieved 8 July 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Farnerud klar för Young Boys [Farnerud confirmed at Young Boys]" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 18 January 2011. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/ovrigaligor/article12494439.ab?partner=www. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 

[edit] External links

Sweden squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Fourth Place
Sweden
BSC Young Boys – current squad
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