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My Take
Alexander Farnerud reads to me like a wandering footballing scholar. From Skåne in Sweden, he broke through at Landskrona, then crossed borders to play in France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Italy before retiring at FC Chiasso in 2022, an attacking midfielder who picked up a newcomer award in 2002 and won eight caps for Sweden. What I admire is his refusal to settle somewhere comfortable; instead he absorbed new tactics, languages and cultures across a long career. Now moving into coaching, he strikes me as someone who used football as a passport to understand the wider world, and I find that genuinely romantic.
Overview
Alexander Hans Christian Farnerud (born 1 May 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as attacking midfielder. Starting out at Landskrona BoIS in the early 2000s, he went on to represent clubs in France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, and Italy before retiring at FC Chiasso in 2022. A full international between 2003 and 2010, he won eight caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alexander Farnerud
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンデル・ファルネルド
- Reading
- あれくさんでる・ふぁるねるど
- Born
- May 1, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Landskrona Parish, Skåne County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Årets nykomling
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.