Alex von Schwedler

Early career

Born in Santiago, Von Schwedler started his senior career at Universidad de Chile and he debuted for the club in 1998, aged 18. In 1999, Von Schwedler won his first league title and he was confirmed as defender in the. In the 2000 season, he was a key player under the squad of the coach César Vaccia, won his second league title and one Copa Chile. His good seasons with the Universidad de Chile made the Italian side AS Bari notice him and shortly after being linked with the Serie B club. On 31 January 2003, Von Schwedler signed for Bari, joining his countrymen Jaime Valdés and Nicolás Córdova. He was a key player in the club, being in the starting lineup in many occasions. However, he joined SV Austria Salzburg on loan, and then moved to Red Bull Salzburg.

Portugal

During the summer of 2006, it was announced that Von Schwedler had joined CS Marítimo of the Portuguese Liga. On 22 October 2006, he made his Marítimo debut against SC Beira-Mar, playing the full 90 minutes. In his second match for the club, he scored his first for the club in the 4–1 victory against SC Braga, in the same match, he received a red card. On 25 December 2006, he scored the only (own) goal in a 1–0 away loss against Benfica at the Estádio da Luz. In June 2007, Von Schwedler left the club and signed for Alki Larnaca of the Cypriot First Division. After one season in Cyprus, Von Schwedler returned to Portugal signing for CF Os Belenenses for the 2008–09 season. He made his…

Alex von Schwedler played on four occasions for the Chile national football team. On 24 March 2007, he played his last game for Chile that was against Brazil in a 4–0 loss at Ullevi Stadium in Sweden. In this match, he committed a penalty on Lúcio in the 15th minute, receiving a yellow card, finally this penalty was scored by Ronaldinho, he finish being replaced by Reinaldo Navia in the 46th minute. In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against Catalonia on 28 December 2001.

Club

Universidad de Chile Primera División de Chile (2): 1999, 2000 Copa Chile (1): 2000 Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile (1): 2009 Apertura