Alexander Frei

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Personal information
Alexander Frei
Full name	Alexander Frei
Date of birth	July 15, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	179 cm
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2006 2006—	FC Basel FC Thun FC Lucerne Servette FC Rennes Dortmund	11 (1) 34 (7) 32 (15) 64 (36) 100 (47) 7 (2)
National team
2001—	Switzerland	54 (32)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, as a striker. He signed a 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund on June, 29th. Dortmund paid a transfer fee of aproximately 5 million euros for him.

Frei was the highest goalscorer in the French league for the 2004-05 season with 20 goals, and was named Swiss footballer of the year the same season. He played for Switzerland at Euro 2004 and at the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. Till now he has been capped 50 times for his country (as of September 2006). Frei is only 3 goals short from being Switzerland's all time top scorer.Frei scored a goal against Brazil in a freindly the Swiss lost 2-1 in Bern on November 18, 2006.

[edit] Honours

2001: Winner of Schweizer Cup with Servette FC
2002: Semi-finalist of the European under-21 championship
2003: Second highest scorer in Ligue 1 (20 goals) after Djibril Cissé
2003: Credit Suisse Player of the Year (for the best Swiss player playing abroad)
2005: Top goalscorer in Ligue 1 (20 goals)

[edit] Clubs

1997-98: FC Basel
1998-99: FC Thun
1999-00: FC Lucerne
2000-03: Servette FC
2003-2006: Rennes
2006-present: Borussia Dortmund

[edit] External links

Homepage of Alex Frei (in German)

	Switzerland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Zuberbühler \| 2 Djourou \| 3 Magnin \| 4 Senderos \| 5 Margairaz \| 6 Vogel \| 7 Cabanas \| 8 Wicky \| 9 Frei \| 10 Gygax \| 11 Streller \| 12 Benaglio \| 13 Grichting \| 14 D. Degen \| 15 Džemaili \| 16 Barnetta \| 17 Spycher \| 18 Lustrinelli \| 19 Behrami \| 20 Müller \| 21 Coltorti \| 22 Yakın \| 23 P. Degen \| Coach: Kuhn

Borussia Dortmund - Current Squad
1 Weidenfeller \| 2 Amedick \| 3 Brzenska \| 4 Wörns \| 5 Kehl \| 6 Kringe \| 7 Buckley \| 8 Amoah \| 9 Valdez \| 10 Pienaar \| 13 Frei \| 14 Smolarek \| 16 Saka \| 17 Dedé \| 18 Ricken \| 20 Meier \| 21 Metzelder \| 22 Kruska \| 23 Degen \| 25 Şahin \| 27 Hünemeier \| 28 Tyrala \| 29 Rammel \| 33 Vrzogic \| 34 Pirson \| 36 Amachaibo \| 38 Hillenbrand