| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Strømsgodset | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skiens Grane | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995-2004 | Odd Grenland | 170 | (6) |
| 2004-2007 | Odense | 49 | (2) |
| 2007- | Strømsgodset | 95 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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]
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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 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.[3]
In January 2005 he signed a two year contract with Odense. In the summer of 2006, Alexander signed a two year extension.
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]
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