Alexander Aas

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Alexander Aas
Personal information
Full name Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas
Date of birth (1978-09-14) 14 September 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Skien, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Skiens Grane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2004 Odd Grenland 170 (6)
2004–2007 OB 49 (2)
2007–2012 Strømsgodset 118 (10)
Total 337 (18)
International career
2001–2004 Norway 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas (born 14 September 1978), known as Alexander Aas, is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]

Aas spent most of his career playing for Odd Grenland, before moving to Denmark for a two-year spell with OB. In 2007, he was brought back to Norwegian football by Strømsgodset, where he was club captain until his retirement at the end of the 2012 season. Aas was capped by Norway eight times, scoring one goal.

He was known for his long throw-ins.[2]

Career[edit]

Odd Grenland[edit]

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.[3]

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.[3] Alexander won the 2000 Norwegian Football Cup Final with Odd Grenland. The team's first cup championship in 39 years. In 2000, he had a trial with Southampton.[2]

On 20 September 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.[2]

He went on a 10-day trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004 and played one game for their reserve team.[4]

OB[edit]

In January 2005, he signed a two-year contract with Danish Superliga club OB. In the summer of 2006, Alexander signed a two-year extension.

Strømsgodset[edit]

In December 2006, OB sold Alexander Aas to Strømsgodset.[5] Aas took over as captain for Strømsgodset in 2008 after Øyvind Leonhardsen retired.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League National cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strømsgodset 2007 Tippeligaen 25 2 5 0 30 2
2008 Tippeligaen 19 1 4 1 23 2
2009 Tippeligaen 25 1 2 0 27 0
2010 Tippeligaen 12 0 6 0 18 0
2011 Tippeligaen 25 3 2 0 27 3
2012 Tippeligaen 12 3 2 0 14 3
Career total 118 10 21 1 139 11

Honours[edit]

Odd Grenland

OB

Strømsgodset

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alexander Aas (Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas)". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Oddrane profil". Oddrane.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Blikstad, Eivind; Herulf Gram Dokka; Roar Gunleiksaas; Per Arne Løkaas (April 1999). Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968–1998 (in Norwegian). Telemarksavisa. ISBN 82-993724-3-7.
  4. ^ "Alexander Aas til Wolves" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. ^ "OB sælger Aas til Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). OB Online. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Alexander Aas ny SIF kaptein". godset.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  7. ^ Alexander Aas at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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