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Alexander Farnerud
Personal information
Date of birth	1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Helsingborg, Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brøndby IF
Number	9
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2003 2003–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Landskrona BoIS Strasbourg Stuttgart Brøndby IF	75 (13) 81 0(6) 20 0(0) 27 (9)
National team2
2002–2006 2003–	Sweden U21 Sweden	35 (12) 06 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Farnerud (born 1 May 1984 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for Brøndby IF, in the Danish first division.

His older brother, Pontus, is also an international and a midfielder.

Club career

Farnerud made his professional debuts for Landskrona BoIS, scoring in one of his first top flight matches, a 2-1 home win against then reigning champions Hammarby IF.^[1]

In November 2003, he was bought by France's Racing Club de Strasbourg,^[2]being an automatic first-choice in his two 1/2-season spell. In his first and third seasons, Farnerud played alongside older brother Pontus, whom was first loaned by AS Monaco FC, then acquired.^[3]

Upon Strasbourg 2006 relegation, Farnerud moved to VfB Stuttgart in Germany, on a four-year deal.^[4]He was used sporadically during the course of two seasons, appearing nine times for the 2007 league champions.

On 8 July 2008, Farnerud signed with Brøndby IF.^[5]

International career

A Swedish U21 international since he was 18, Farnerud made his senior debut in 2003.

Honours

• VfB Stuttgart:
  • German League: 2006-07

• RC Strasbourg:
  • French League Cup: 2004–05

References

External links

• Brøndby profile (Danish)
• (Danish) Danmarks Radio Career Stats - Alexander Farnerud Danmarks Radio

• Stats at Fussballdaten (German)
• NationalFootballTeams data