Arne Friedrich

Personal information
Full name	Arne Friedrich
Date of birth	29 May 1979 (1979-05-29) (age 30)
Place of birth	Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Central defender / Fullback
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC
Number	3
Youth career
1985–1987	FC Bad Oeynhausen
1987–1992	TuS Lohe
1992–1995	Herford
1995–1999	Gütersloh
1999–2000	Verl
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Arminia Bielefeld	47	(1)
2002–	Hertha BSC	222	(16)
National team‡
2000–2001	Germany U-21	5	(0)
2002–	Germany	69	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Arne Friedrich (German pronunciation: [ˈaɐ̯nə ˈfʁiːdʁɪç], born 29 May 1979) is a German football defender, who plays for Hertha BSC and the German national team.

As of September 2009, the Hertha BSC captain has represented his country on 67 occasions, his debut coming in the 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in Sofia, on 21 August 2002. On 21 December 2004 Friedrich captained Germany to a 5-1 friendly win over Thailand in Bangkok.

He was included in the 23-man squad in 2006 World Cup, where Germany finished third. Friedrich started almost every game and was very instrumental in getting Germany to the Third Place match. He is a very versatile player, playing full back, center back, and occasionally a more midfield position. He was also called up to Germany's Euro 2008 squad.

Arne Friedrich is a very reliable defender and can cause problems in striking powers as he is one of the fastest defenders in the Bundesliga.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 18 April 2009.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

• Hertha BSC
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 2002
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

[edit] National Team

• FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2005
• FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006
• UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008

[edit] External links

• Official Website (German)
• Profile at HerthaBSC.de
• Profile at Kicker.de (German)
• Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

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v • d • e Germany squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place 1 Kahn • 2 Hinkel • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Owomoyela • 6 Engelhardt • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Deisler • 11 Brdarić • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Ernst • 16 Hitzlsperger • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Schulz • 22 Kurányi • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Klinsmann

v • d • e Germany squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Kehl • 6 Nowotny • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Kahn • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Odonkor • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Klinsmann

v • d • e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2008 Runners-up 1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Fritz • 5 Westermann • 6 Rolfes • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Gómez • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Enke • 13 Ballack • 14 Trochowski • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Odonkor • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Kurányi • 23 Adler • Coach: Löw