Back Alexander Frei ALS ألكسندر فراي Arabic الكسندر فراى (لاعب كورة قدم) ARZ الکساندر فرای AZB Александер Фрай Bulgarian Alexander Frei Catalan Alexander Frei Czech Alexander Frei Danish Alexander Frei (Fussballspieler) German Αλεξάντερ Φράι Greek
 Frei with Borussia Dortmund in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Frei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Aarau (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | FC Begnins | ||
| 1988–1995 | FC Aesch | ||
| 1995–1997 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Basel | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Thun | 32 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | FC Luzern | 53 | (17) |
| 2001–2003 | Servette | 64 | (36) |
| 2003–2006 | Rennes | 100 | (47) |
| 2006–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 74 | (34) |
| 2009–2013 | Basel | 103 | (72) |
| Total | 437 | (213) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Switzerland U-18 | 5 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Switzerland U-19 | 4 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Switzerland U-21 | 19 | (9) |
| 2001–2011 | Switzerland | 84 | (42) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | FC Luzern (sporting director) | ||
| 2015–2020 | Basel (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Basel (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Wil | ||
| 2021–2022 | Winterthur | ||
| 2022–2023 | Basel | ||
| 2023–2024 | Aarau | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Frei or Alex Frei (born 15 July 1979) is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player who played as a forward. He was most recently head coach of FC Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football.
Frei began his career at Basel, going on to various other clubs in Switzerland, France and Germany before returning to his home club, where he won the Swiss Super League title in all four of his seasons, including doubles with the Swiss Cup in 2010 and 2012.
Frei is the all-time leading scorer of the Switzerland national team with 42 goals in 84 games, and also their sixth-most capped player of all time. He represented the country at two UEFA European Championships and as many World Cups.
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Alex Frei" (in German). FC Basel. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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