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Alexander Aas
	Alexander Aas
Personal information
Date of birth	14 September 1978 (age 31)
Place of birth	Skien, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Strømsgodset
Number	6
Youth career
	Grane
Senior career1
National team
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 23 May 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Aas (born 14 September 1978) is a Norwegian football defender currently playing for Strømsgodset. 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]

[edit] Odd Grenland (1995-2004)

Alexander Aas came to Odd Grenland from 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.^[3]

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. ^[4]

Alexander won the 2000 Norwegian Football Cup Final with Odd Grenland. The teams 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 ^[5]

[edit] Odense BK (2005-2007)

In January 2005 he signed a two year contract with Odense.

In the summer of 2006, Alexander signed a two year extension.

[edit] Strømsgodset (2007- )

In December 2006, Odense BK sold Alexander Aas to Strømsgodset IF. ^[6]

Aalexander Aas took over as captain for Strømsgodset IF in 2008 after Øyvind Leonhardsen retired. ^[7]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Norwegian Football Cup: 2000

Danish cup: 2007

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Oddrane profil". Oddrane.no. http://www.oddrane.no/spillerstallen/?kampid=2375&sesong=&spillerid=3&x=stallen. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
^ Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka, Roar Gunleiksaas, Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968-1998. Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.
^ Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka, Roar Gunleiksaas, Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968-1998. Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.
^ 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. http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/sport/arkiv/tippeliga/article311375.ece. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
^ "OB sælger Aas til Strømsgodset". OB Online. http://www.ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=13876. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
^ "Alexander Aas ny SIF kaptein". godset.no. http://www.godset.no/nyheter_cms/2007/desember/alexander_aas_ny_sif_kaptein/2233. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

[edit] External links

[Oddrane_profil-0] "Oddrane profil". Oddrane.no. http://www.oddrane.no/spillerstallen/?kampid=2375&sesong=&spillerid=3&x=stallen. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

[1] Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka, Roar Gunleiksaas, Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968-1998. Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.

[2] Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka, Roar Gunleiksaas, Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968-1998. Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.

[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.

[4] "Alexander Aas til Wolves". Nettavisen. http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/sport/arkiv/tippeliga/article311375.ece. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

[5] "OB sælger Aas til Strømsgodset". OB Online. http://www.ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=13876. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

[6] "Alexander Aas ny SIF kaptein". godset.no. http://www.godset.no/nyheter_cms/2007/desember/alexander_aas_ny_sif_kaptein/2233. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

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