Glenn Alexander Norberg-Hysén (born 12 May 1987) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Alexander Hysén
Personal information
Full name Glenn Alexander Norberg-Hysén
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of --
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of --

Early years

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He 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

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Like 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

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In 2007, he was capped twice for the Sweden national under-21 team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alexander Hysen" (in Swedish). SvenskFotboll.se. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Untitled".
  3. ^ "Titta - en son talang..." www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Alexander Norberg-Hysén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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