Arne Friedrich

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Arne Friedrich
Personal information
Full name Arne Friedrich
Date of birth May 29, 1979 (1979-05-29) (age 29)
Place of birth    Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Hertha BSC Berlin
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2002
2002–		 Arminia Bielefeld
Hertha BSC Berlin		 047 0(1)
175 (13)   
National team2
2002– Germany 057 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 17, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 31, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Arne Friedrich (German, pronounced [ˈaɐnə ˈfriːdriç]) (born May 29, 1979 in Bad Oeynhausen) is a German professional footballer.

As of June 2007, the Hertha Berlin captain has represented his country on 57 occasions, his debut coming in the 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in Sofia, on August 21, 2002. On December 21, 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.

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

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup European Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals
Arminia Bielefeld 2000-01 25 1 2 0 - - 27 1
2001-02 22 0 2 0 - - 24 0
Total 47 1 4 0 - - 51 1
Hertha Berlin 2002-03 33 5 1 0 8 0 42 5
2003-04 30 2 3 1 2 0 35 3
2004-05 25 3 0 0 - - 25 3
2005-06 31 1 3 1 8 0 42 2
2006-07 26 2 4 0 4 0 34 2
2007-08 30 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
Total 175 13 13 2 22 0 208 15
Career Totals 222 14 17 2 22 0 259 16

[edit] Honours

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Hertha BSC Berlin – current squad

1 Drobný • 3 Friedrich • 4 von Bergen • 5 Chahed • 6 Skácel • 7 Mineiro • 8 Dárdai • 9 Pantelić • 10 Raffael • 12 Fiedler • 14 Šimunić • 16 Lucio • 17 Arguez • 19 Schmidt • 20 Ebert • 21 Okoronkwo • 22 Grahn • 23 Domovchiyski • 24 Çubukçu • 26 Piszczek • 27 Wallschläger • 28 Lustenberger • 29 Fathi • 30 Gäng • 33 André Lima • 36 Bieler • 37 Müller • 38 Traoré • 39 Ede • 44 Kačar • Manager: Favre
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Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2008
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
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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
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Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2004
1 Kahn • 2 Hinkel • 3 Friedrich • 4 Wörns • 5 Nowotny • 6 Baumann • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Hamann • 9 Bobic • 10 Kuranyi • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Brdaric • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Ziege • 18 Ernst • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Lahm • 22 Frings • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Völler
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