Alexander Frei

Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer

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Born: July 15, 1979
Age in 2026: 47
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1979

About Alexander Frei

Alexander Frei or Alex Frei is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He was most recently head coach of FC Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. During the 2009–10 season he scored 15 goals in 19 league games and FC Basel won the Double. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Frei won his second Double with Basel, the League Championship title and the Swiss Cup. At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13, Frei was awarded his fourth championship medal and was awarded a Swiss Cup silver medal. In the following match, four days later, Frei scored his first three goals for the national team in the 5–0 home win against Luxembourg.

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Alexander Frei timeline

2009During the 2009–10 season he scored 15 goals in 19 league games and FC Basel won the Double.
2011At the end of the 2011–12 season, Frei won his second Double with Basel, the League Championship title and the Swiss Cup.
2012At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13, Frei was awarded his fourth championship medal and was awarded a Swiss Cup silver medal.

The world when Alexander Frei was born

Alexander Frei was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

#1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
Notable inventionSony Walkman
World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alexander Frei's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1979	2026
Gas	$0.86	$3.45/gal
Average home	$62,900	$435,000
Average income	$19,554	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.90	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.15	$0.73
Population	225.1M	341 million

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