Glenn Alexander Norberg-Hysén (born 12 May 1987) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn Alexander Norberg-Hysén | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torslanda IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | BK Häcken[1] | 20 | (0) |
| 2009 | GIF Sundsvall | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Östersunds FK | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 28 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of -- ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of -- | |||
Early years
editHe was born to parents Glenn Hysén of Liverpool F.C. fame and his second wife Helena. Alexander has two younger siblings named Anton and Annie as well as two older siblings from his fathers first marriage named Tobias and Charlotte.[2] He is the great-grandson of Erik Hysén.[3]
Club career
editLike his brothers, Alexander started his youth career at Torslanda IK. He made his debut for Häcken in 2006 where he continued to play for the next three years. In 2008, Alexander was the second goalie and got very little playing time. In 2009, he moved to Superettan side GIF Sundsvall. In April 2010 he was sent on loan to Östersunds FK in the third tier of the Swedish League system.
International career
editIn 2007, he was capped twice for the Sweden national under-21 team.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Alexander Hysen" (in Swedish). SvenskFotboll.se. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Untitled".
- ^ "Titta - en son talang..." www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Norberg-Hysén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
External links
edit- "BK Häcken profile". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- Alexander Hysén at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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