15 Facts About Alexander Gerndt

Alexander Clas Robin Gerndt was born on 14 July 1986 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Alexander Gerndt's start in Gefle was not a success at all; he did not score any goals for the club during 2008.

Alexander Gerndt continued to score goals and was a major reason that Helsingborg could battle against their biggest rivals Malmo for the title into the last round of the league.

Alexander Gerndt was named the Player of the Year in the 2010 Allsvenskan.

Alexander Gerndt received the price at a gala in Malmo, the city of Helsingborg's rivals, and was greeted by whistles from the crowd.

Alexander Gerndt took his time and waited them out to have utter silence when holding his winning speech.

Helsingborgs IF, aware there was a big risk that Alexander Gerndt would leave the club, started to look for replacements already in March 2011.

On 18 July 2011, exactly a year after signing with Helsingborgs IF, Alexander Gerndt signed a four-year contract worth roughly 27 million SEK and joined the club playing in the Eredivisie, the top football league in the Netherlands, on 1 August.

Alexander Gerndt had a great chance to score the game-winning goal in the second half, but the shot hit the inside post.

Alexander Gerndt moved to FC Lugano, of the Swiss Super League, in August 2017.

Alexander Gerndt played his first game just three days after being transferred to Lugano.

Alexander Gerndt has gone through a divorce with his wife My, and they have two children together.

Alexander Gerndt has talked about his big interest of tattoos and he has said it's like an obsession.

In December 2011, Alexander Gerndt was handed a suspended jail sentence and fined 80,000 SEK for assaulting his ex-wife My.

Alexander Gerndt considered himself not guilty while the prosecutor originally was appealing for a three-month jail sentence.