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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Frei | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 26, 2006 | |||
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 Template:Ec2 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.
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)
Clubs
- 1997-98: FC Basel
- 1998-99: FC Thun
- 1999-00: FC Lucerne
- 2000-03: Servette FC
- 2003-2006: Rennes
- 2006-present: Borussia Dortmund
External links
- Homepage of Alex Frei (in German)