Iran Sports Press - Found May. 6, 2009 Alexander Frei had the first chance after just three minutes, but shot wide from a tricky angle following a good pass from Sebastian Kehl.
UEFA.com - Found May. 9, 2009 ... as they earned a seventh straight league win with a 4-0 defeat of basement side Karlsruher SC, Alexander Frei (81) completing the scoring with...
Sporting Life - Found May. 16, 2009 Alexander Frei sent a long free kick into the box where Kehl headed past Bielefeld keeper Dennis Eilhoff from six yards.
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 29, 2009.
* Appearances (Goals)
Frei signed a 4-year contract with Borussia Dortmund on 29 June, 2006. Dortmund paid a transfer fee of approximately 5 million euro for him. From the end of the 2006–07 season he has been regularly linked with Celtic and S.S.C. Napoli, whether either of these moves will materialise however is in doubt after Borussia Dortmund issued a press release insisting that Frei would go nowhere, even if a club offered 25 million euro. In the 2006-2007 season Frei was the highest goal scorer for BVB with 16 goals in 32 matches.
Frei was the highest goalscorer in the French league for the 2004-05 season with 20 goals, playing for Rennes and was named Swiss Footballer of the year the same season. He was also named Swiss Footballer of the Year in 2004 and 2007.
He has recovered from a long-term injury in the 2007–08 season to score six times in his last eight appearances at Borussia Dortmund.
After speculation regarding his future , he came back to action against Schalke 04 in the fourth fixture of the Bundesliga. He scored two goals, equalizing in an incredible game 1
Frei is Switzerland's all time top scorer with 39 goals.2 During Euro 2004, in a group match against England, Frei was caught on camera appearing to spit at Steven Gerrard. Although no action was taken at the time, Frei was later charged and given a provisional 15 day suspension by UEFA. Despite this, he was subsequently cleared of the charge on appeal and atoned by agreeing to take care of a llama.3
Within the first half of the opening match of Euro 2008, Frei was injured while captaining the Swiss team and missed the rest of the tournament due to a torn knee ligament in his left knee after a challenge from Czech defender Zdenek Grygera. However he dutifully sat on the bench with the rest of his team for inspiration. He later required surgery . 4
