Arne Friedrich

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Arne Friedrich

Full name	Arne Friedrich
Date of birth	May 29, 1979 (1979-05-29) (age 29)
Place of birth	Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC Berlin
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2002 2002–	Arminia Bielefeld Hertha BSC Berlin	047 0(1) 175 (13)
National team²
2002–	Germany	057 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 31, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Arne Friedrich (German, pronounced [ˈaɐnə ˈfriːdriç]) (born May 29, 1979 in Bad Oeynhausen) is a German professional footballer.

As of June 2007, the Hertha Berlin captain has represented his country on 57 occasions, his debut coming in the 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in Sofia, on August 21, 2002. On December 21, 2004 Friedrich captained Germany to a 5-1 friendly win over Thailand in Bangkok.

He was included in the 23-man squad in 2006 World Cup, where Germany finished third. Friedrich started almost every game and was very instrumental in getting Germany to the Third Place match. He is a very versatile player, playing full back, center back, and occasionally a more midfield position.

Arne Friedrich is a very reliable defender and can cause problems in striking powers as he is one of the fastest defenders in the Bundesliga.

[edit] Career statistics

**All-Time Club Performance**
Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Arminia Bielefeld	2000-01	25	1	2	0	-	-	27	1
	2001-02	22	0	2	0	-	-	24	0
	Total	47	1	4	0	-	-	51	1
Hertha Berlin	2002-03	33	5	1	0	8	0	42	5
	2003-04	30	2	3	1	2	0	35	3
	2004-05	25	3	0	0	-	-	25	3
	2005-06	31	1	3	1	8	0	42	2
	2006-07	26	2	4	0	4	0	34	2
	2007-08	30	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
	Total	175	13	13	2	22	0	208	15
Career Totals		222	14	17	2	22	0	259	16

[edit] Honours

Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005
World Cup: Third 2006

[edit] External links

Official Website
Hertha BSC Berlin
Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

v • d • e

Hertha BSC Berlin – current squad

1 Drobný • 3 Friedrich • 4 von Bergen • 5 Chahed • 6 Skácel • 7 Mineiro • 8 Dárdai • 9 Pantelić • 10 Raffael • 12 Fiedler • 14 Šimunić • 16 Lucio • 17 Arguez • 19 Schmidt • 20 Ebert • 21 Okoronkwo • 22 Grahn • 23 Domovchiyski • 24 Çubukçu • 26 Piszczek • 27 Wallschläger • 28 Lustenberger • 29 Fathi • 30 Gäng • 33 André Lima • 36 Bieler • 37 Müller • 38 Traoré • 39 Ede • 44 Kačar • Manager: Favre

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Fritz • 5 Westermann • 6 Rolfes • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Gómez • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Enke • 13 Ballack • 14 Trochowski • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Odonkor • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Kurányi • 23 Adler • Coach: Löw

v • d • e Germany squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Kehl • 6 Nowotny • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Kahn • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Odonkor • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Klinsmann

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2004

1 Kahn • 2 Hinkel • 3 Friedrich • 4 Wörns • 5 Nowotny • 6 Baumann • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Hamann • 9 Bobic • 10 Kuranyi • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Brdaric • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Ziege • 18 Ernst • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Lahm • 22 Frings • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Völler