- Arne Friedrich
Football player infobox
playername = Arne Friedrich
fullname = Arne Friedrich
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|5|29
cityofbirth =Bad Oeynhausen
countryofbirth =West Germany
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Hertha Berlin
position = Defender
clubnumber = 3
youthyears = 1985–1987
1987–1992
1992–1995
1995–1999
1999–2000
youthclubs = FC Bad Oeynhausen
TuS LoheSC Herford FC Gütersloh SC Verl
years = 2000–2002
2002–
clubs =Arminia Bielefeld
Hertha Berlin
caps(goals) = 047 0(1)
180 (13)
nationalyears = 2002–
nationalteam = Germany U-21
Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 0(0)
062 0(0)
pcupdate =September 29 2008
ntupdate = 21:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)Arne Friedrich (IPA-de|ˈaɐ̯nə ˈfʁiːdʁɪç) (born
May 29 ,1979 inBad Oeynhausen ) is a German football defender. He plays for Hertha Berlin and the German national team.As of September 2008, the Hertha Berlin captain has represented his country on 61 occasions, his debut coming in the 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in
Sofia , onAugust 21 ,2002 . OnDecember 21 ,2004 Friedrich captained Germany to a 5-1 friendly win over Thailand inBangkok .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. He was also called up to Germany's Euro 2008 squad.
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
*flagicon|GER
Hertha Berlin
**DFB-Ligapokal : 2002
**UEFA Intertoto Cup : 2006National Team
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FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2005
*FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006
*UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008External links
* [http://www.arnefriedrich.de/ Official Website]
* [http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=1253 Profile at HerthaBSC.de]
* [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/23506/saison/2008-09 Profile at Kicker.de] de icon
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/698/arnefriedrich/transferdaten.html Profile at Transfermarkt.de] de icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/friedricharne/ Career stats at Fussballdaten.de] de icon
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