Alexander Aas
Norwegian footballer (born 1978)
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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.
Career
Odd Grenland
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
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
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
| 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
Odd Grenland
OB
Strømsgodset