Alexander Aas
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Aas
| image =
| fullname = Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas
| height = 1.84 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|09|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skien, Norway
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Skiens Grane
| years1 = 1995–2004
| clubs1 = Odd Grenland
| caps1 = 170
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2004–2007
| clubs2 = OB
| caps2 = 49
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2007–2012
| clubs3 = Strømsgodset
| caps3 = 118
| goals3 = 10
| totalcaps = 337
| totalgoals = 18
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2004
| nationalteam1 = Norway
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=1561&tournamentId=110&seasonId=325&teamId=311 |title=Alexander Aas (Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas) |website=altomfotball.no |language=no |accessdate=23 April 2019}}
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.{{cite web |title=Oddrane profil |url=http://www.oddrane.no/spillerstallen/?kampid=2375&sesong=&spillerid=3&x=stallen |website=Oddrane.no |language=no |accessdate=8 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628013632/http://oddrane.no/spillerstallen/?kampid=2375&sesong=&spillerid=3&x=stallen |archivedate=28 June 2006}}
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.{{cite book |last=Blikstad |first=Eivind |author2=Herulf Gram Dokka |author3=Roar Gunleiksaas |author4=Per Arne Løkaas |title=Veien tilbake: ODDs BALLKLUBB 1968–1998 |publisher=Telemarksavisa |language=no |date=April 1999 |isbn=82-993724-3-7}}
In April 1997, he broke his leg. 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. 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.
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.
He went on a 10-day trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004 and played one game for their reserve team.{{cite web |title=Alexander Aas til Wolves |url=http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/sport/arkiv/tippeliga/article311375.ece |publisher=Nettavisen |language=no |accessdate=6 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104191104/http://pub.nettavisen.no/nettavisen/sport/arkiv/tippeliga/article311375.ece |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}
=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.{{cite web |title=OB sælger Aas til Strømsgodset |url=http://www.ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=13876 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906031209/http://www.ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=13876 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |publisher=OB Online |language=no |accessdate=8 June 2009 }} Aas took over as captain for Strømsgodset in 2008 after Øyvind Leonhardsen retired.{{cite web |title=Alexander Aas ny SIF kaptein |url=http://www.godset.no/nyheter_cms/2007/desember/alexander_aas_ny_sif_kaptein/2233 |website=godset.no |language=no |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223034/http://www.godset.no/nyheter_cms/2007/desember/alexander_aas_ny_sif_kaptein/2233 |archivedate=6 June 2011}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|alexander-aas/7950}} | ||||||
| ¨
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Strømsgodset
|2007 |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 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!118 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 139 | 11 |
Honours
Odd Grenland
OB
Strømsgodset
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|4933}}
- {{NFF|3689808|Hendrik Alexander van Es Aas}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=1912521 |title=Alexander Aas at the Norwegian Football Federation |access-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801091230/http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=1912521 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |language=no}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.godset.no/spiller.asp?SpillerID=516 |title=Alexander Aas at Godset.no |access-date=16 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221024606/http://www.godset.no/spiller.asp?SpillerID=516 |archive-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead |language=no}}
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Category:Footballers from Skien
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark