Alexander Aas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skiens Grane | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995-2004 | Odd Grenland | 170 | (6) |
| 2004-2007 | Odense | 49 | (2) |
| 2007-2012 | Strømsgodset | 118 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2012. | |||
Alexander Aas (born 14 September 1978) is a retired Norwegian football defender. Aas spent most of his career playing for Odd Grenland, before moving to Denmark for a two-year spell with Odense. In 2007 he was brought back to Norwegian football by Strømsgodset, where he is currently club captain.
Aas has been capped by Norway 8 times, scoring 1 goal.
He is known for his long throw-ins.[1]
Career
Odd Grenland
Alexander Aas came to Odd Grenland from Skiens Grane as a junior player. He got called up to the main squad in 1996 and made his debut against Hamarkameratene. He played 3 games during his first season with Odd Grenland (2 league and 1 cup match). At the end of August 1996 he broke his ankle during a training session.[2]
In April 1997 he broke his leg.[2] In 1998 he had his breakthrough in Odd Grenland and played all 26 league matches and scored 2 goals and helped Odd Grenland secure a spot in Tippeligaen 1999. He also got a spot on the Norway national under-21 football team.[2] Alexander won the 2000 Norwegian Football Cup Final with Odd Grenland. The team's first cup championship in 39 years. In 2000 he had a trial with Southampton.[1]
On September 20, 2001 he was in the starting line-up for Odd Grenland when they played their first match in the UEFA Cup against Helsingborg. The match ended 2-2 on Odd stadion and they played 1-1 in Helsingborg. Odd Grenland lost on away goals.[1]
He went on a 10-day trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004 and played one game for their reserve team.[3]
Odense BK
In January 2005 he signed a two-year contract with Odense. In the summer of 2006, Alexander signed a two-year extension.
Strømsgodset
In December 2006, Odense BK sold Alexander Aas to Strømsgodset IF.[4]
Aalexander Aas took over as captain for Strømsgodset IF in 2008 after Øyvind Leonhardsen retired.[5]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Strømsgodset | Tippeligaen | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2008 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 118 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 139 | 11 | ||
Honours
Club
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2000, 2010
- Danish cup: 2007
References
- 1 2 3 "Oddrane profil". Oddrane.no. Archived from the original on June 28, 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- 1 2 3 Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka; Roar Gunleiksaas; Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968-1998. Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.
- ↑ "Alexander Aas til Wolves". Nettavisen. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ↑ "OB sælger Aas til Strømsgodset". OB Online. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ "Alexander Aas ny SIF kaptein". godset.no. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
External links
- Player page at Godset.no
- Alexander Aas at National-Football-Teams.com