Ålesund kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Ålesund within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E / 62.47778°N 6.19028°E / 62.47778; 6.19028Coordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E / 62.47778°N 6.19028°E / 62.47778; 6.19028
Country	Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Sunnmøre
Administrative centre	Ålesund
Government
• Mayor (2007)	Bjørn Tømmerdal (H)
Area
• Total	98.78 km2 (38.14 sq mi)
• Land	93.33 km2 (36.03 sq mi)
• Water	5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Area rank	388 in Norway
Population (2010)
• Total	42,982
• Rank	18 in Norway
• Density	460.5/km2 (1,193/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	10.6 %
Demonym	Ålesundar Ålesunder[1]
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1504
Official language form	Neutral
Website	www.alesund.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

 Ålesund (help·info) is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture.

Ålesund town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district. Ålesund municipality has a population of 42,982 as of 2010, while the greater Ålesund area has a population of 47,772 (this also includes most of neighboring Sula as well).^[2]

General information[link]

Population development, 1951-2008
Source: Statistics Norway

The port of Ålesund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt) and it received town rights in 1848. On 1 January 1875, part of Borgund (population: 902) was transferred to the town of Ålesund. In 1922, another part of Borgund (population: 1,148) was transferred to the town of Ålesund. On 1 January 1968, most of the neighboring municipality of Borgund (population: 20,132) was merged into Ålesund. This merger more than doubled the population of Ålesund, for a new total population of 38,589. On 1 January 1977, the island of Sula and some small surrounding islets (population: 6,302) were separated from Ålesund to form a separate municipality.^[3]

Toponomy[link]

A part of the town was originally known as Kaupangen Borgund. The Old Norse word kaupang means "marketplace" or "town", thus the market town for Borgund. The Old Norse form of the current name was Álasund. The first element of that (probably) is the plural genitive case of áll which means "eel" and the last element is sund which means "strait" or "sound".^[4] Before 1921, the name was written Aalesund.

Coat-of-arms[link]

The coat-of-arms was granted on 1 April 1898. The arms symbolize the importance of fishing for the town. The type of ship was typical for the ships used in the 18th and 19th century and is taken from a drawing made in 1762. The waves and fish were added to the drawing in the arms.

The arms are shown in the Kaffe Hag album with the boat sailing right instead of sailing left.^[5]

Churches[link]

The Church of Norway has five parishes with a total of six churches, within the municipality of Ålesund. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Nordre Sunnmøre.

Ålesund Kirke

History[link]

Legend has it that Gangerolf (outside of Norway better known as Rollo), the 10th century founder of the dynasty of the dukes of Normandy, hailed from the community of Giske, north-west of Ålesund. At least three statues of Rolle exist: in the town park in Ålesund, in the city of Rouen, France, and in Fargo, North Dakota, United States.

In the night of 23 January 1904, the town was the scene of the Ålesund Fire, one of the most terrible of the many conflagrations to which Norwegian towns, once built largely of wood, have been subjected. Practically the entire town was destroyed during the night, a gale aiding the flames, and the population had to leave the town in the middle of the night with only a few minutes' notice. Only one person died in the fire, the 76-year old Ane Heen, but more than 10,000 people were left without shelter.^[6]

Shetland bus monument in Ålesund

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany had often gone on vacation to Sunnmøre. After the fire, he sent four warships with materials to build temporary shelters and barracks. After a period of planning, the town was rebuilt in stone, brick, and mortar in Jugendstil (Art Nouveau), the architectural style of the time. The structures were designed by approximately 20 master builders and 30 Norwegian architects, most of them educated in Trondheim and Charlottenburg, Berlin, drawing inspiration from all over Europe. To honor Wilhelm, one of the most frequented streets of the town is named after him.

Jugendstilsenteret - The Art Nouveau Centre of Norway

The town has an unusually consistent architecture, most of the buildings having been built between 1904 and 1907. Jugendstilsenteret is a national interpretation centre, visitors can learn more about the town fire, the rebuilding of the town and the Art Nouveau style. Ålesund is a partner in the Art nouveau network, a European network of co-operation created in 1999 for the study, safeguards and development of the Art nouveau.

The term "Little London" was often applied to the community during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany due to the Norwegian resistance work that took place here. Among other things, the city was central to the flights to Shetland, Scotland and England.

Geography[link]

The municipality of Ålesund occupies seven of the outer islands in the county of Møre og Romsdal: Hessa, Aspøya, Nørvøya, Oksnøya, Ellingsøya, Humla, and Tørla. The town centre is located on the islands Aspøya and Nørvøy, while Heissa and Oksnøya contain residential areas.

The second largest island, Elingsøya, used to be accessible only by boat or by road via Skodje municipality, but an undersea tunnel was built in 1987 to make travelling between the island and the town centre more convenient. The tunnel is 3,481 metres (11,421 ft) long, and was upgraded in 2009.

Situated 236 km north northeast of Bergen, Ålesund is adjacent to the Hjørund and Geiranger fjords, the latter being on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.^[7]

The municipality covers an area of 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi). The population (2010) is 42,982, making the population density of 460.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,193 /sq mi). The population of the agglomeration, which includes parts of the neighbouring municipality of Sula, is 45,299.^[2] The municipality also contains three smaller separate urban areas on the island of Ellingsøya: Hoffland, Årset, and Myklebost with a total population of 1,204.^[2] Other villages include Løvika and Spjelkavik, both on Oksenøya.

Climate[link]

The city has a pronounced maritime climate with mild and windy winters; the coldest month of the year, January, has a mean temperature of 1.3 °C (34.3 °F).^[8] The lowest temperature ever recorded at Ålesund Airport, Vigra is a mere −11 °C (12 °F).^{[citation needed]}

Townscape[link]

Panoramic view of the town of Ålesund, Norway, from partway up Aksla, a hill that overlooks the town

Economy[link]

View from Aksla onto Ålesund

Ålesund has the most important fishing harbour in Norway. The town's fishing fleet is one of the most modern in Europe. Ålesund and surroundings also has a large furniture industry. Some well-known household items are manufactured here. In the 1950s and 1960s, Ålesund was one of the chief stations of the herring fishery business.

In relation to the relatively large fishing fleet belonging to Ålesund and nearby harbours a large shipbuilding and ship equipment industry has evolved. There are not any yards building ships in Aalesund any more, the last shipyard - Liaaen Shipyard evolved into ship repairs and since late 1990s has mainly been serving the offshore industry through the company Liaaen Technology that merged and rebranded to Strata Møre in 2007. In the close by communities however shipyards continue to operate successfully: STX Europe Ulstein Verft, Kleven Maritime, Havyard Group.

When oil was found in the North Sea in the 1970s the local fishing fleet ship owners seized the opportunity and rebuilt fishing vessels to serve the infant oil exploration and production industry. Soon they were able to build purpose designed offshore vessels at local shipyards to serve the North Sea oil adventure even better. Today this has become a cornerstone industry in and around Ålesund through leading offshore supply ship owning companies Farstad, Bourbon, Olympic, Havila, and Rem. Serving the ship building industry a large number of equipment manufacturers has evolved: [1], Odim, Sperre, Optimar, Ship Equip, Jets and many more.

Ålesund at dusk

To the east of Ålesund lies the village of Sykkylven. The Ekornes factory, producing furniture such as the StressLess chair. Håhjem, another village near Ålesund, contains the headquarters of the Stokke company. Ålesund is also one of the harbours at which the Hurtigruten arrives two times per day. Ålesund is a popular tourist attraction, both due to its pittoresque town center and its proximity to major fjords. The Atlanterhavsparken aquarium is other touristic attaction.[2]

MS Polarlys in Ålesund (December 2005)

Transportation[link]

From Øye at the head of Hjørundfjord a road strikes south to the Nordfjord, and from Maråk on Geirangerfjord another strikes inland to Otta. The railway line Raumabanen starts at Åndalsnes, 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Ålesund, going to Dombås, then southwards on the Dovrebanen railway to Lillehammer and Oslo. Ålesund is a port of call for passenger and freight vessels travelling between Bergen, Kingston upon Hull, Newcastle, Hamburg, and Trondheim, including the Hurtigruta (Norwegian Coastal Express) cruise ships, which arrive in Ålesund twice a day.

The town's airport, Ålesund Airport, Vigra, has several daily flights to/from Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Copenhagen. It also has several weekly flights to/from Riga (Riga International Airport) (AirBaltic) and London (London Gatwick Airport).

Lately, there have been suggestions of a high speed rail link to Oslo as well as metro-style local services to meet the needs of the expanding population of the town.

Culture[link]

The inner harbour in winter

The Norwegian Centre of Art Nouveau Architecture, Jugendstilsenteret, is situated in Ålesund. Its a museum and competence center with exhibitions telling the story of the town fire and Art Nouveu/Jugendstil in Norway and Europe.

The local football team, Aalesunds Fotballklubb (AaFK) was founded in 1914. The team played in the Norwegian premier league for the first time in the 2003 season. The club won its first Norwegian FA cup in 2009 and won again in 2011. The team's new arena, Color Line Stadion, opened 16 April 2005, and is located approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) outside the town centre. AaFK's supporter club is called "Stormen" and has about 2,000 members.

The local newspaper is Sunnmørsposten, founded in 1882 and published six days a week. Ålesund is the site of the annual Norwegian Food Festival.

Education[link]

Ålesund has a university college, Ålesund University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Ålesund, with approximately 1,800 students and 150 employees. The Ålesund School of Art (Norwegian: Ålesund Kunstskole) is a school for visual arts located in Ålesund. The Norwegian School of Management had a campus in Ålesund, but it closed on 1 August 2008.^[9]

Ålesund videregående skole, also known as Latinskolen, formerly Aalesund Lærd- og Realskole, is the oldest secondary school in Ålesund, having been established in 1863.^[10] Of the six upper secondary schools in Ålesund, including Latinskolen, Fagerlia videregående skole is the largest with room for approximately 1,000 students.

A new International school will be opened for children aged 5–15 in Ålesund in 2012.

Gallery[link]

• 

  Mount Aksla in the clouds

• 

  Mount Aksla from the West

• 

  Mount Aksla from the water

• 

  Looking East from Aksla

Sport[link]

Aalesunds Fotballklubb ("Aalesund's Football Club") currently play in the Norwegian Premier League. Aalesunds F.K played their home matches at Kråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the new Color Line Stadium.

Notable residents[link]

• Anton Ludvig Alvestad, mayor and government minister (1928)
• Helen Bjørnøy, politician
• Arnold Eidslott, poet
• Jacob Fjelde, Norwegian-American sculptor
• Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen, noted counterjihad blogger known as Fjordman
• Pauline Fjelde, Norwegian-American painter, needlework artist and weaver
• Hartvig Kiran, journalist, translator, author, song writer and composer
• Bjørn Johan Muri, singer
• John Arne Riise, football player
• Bjørn Helge Riise, football player
• Erik Rolfsen, architect
• Arild Rypdal, writer
• Sigvart Høgh-Nilsen, pianist and composer
• Ingrid Tørlen, beach volleyball player
• Nina Løseth, alpine skier
• Harald T. Nesvik, politician, MP
• Odd Arne Westad FBA, Historian at London School of Economics

International relations[link]

Twin towns — Sister cities[link]

Ålesund is twinned with several towns^[11]

• Randers, Denmark, since 1947
• Västerås, Sweden, since 1947
• Lahti, Finland, since 1947
• Akureyri, Iceland, since 1949
• Borgo a Mozzano, Italy, since 1979
• Tacoma, USA, since 1986
• Ville d'Eu, France, since 1996
• Peterhead, Scotland, since 1967

See also[link]

• Aalesund ship
• Shetland bus

References[link]

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Aalesund.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ålesund

External links[link]

Look up Ålesund in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Municipality website (Norwegian)
• Jugendstil Centre/Art Nouveau Centre
• Ålesund Hospital (Norwegian)
• Ålesund travel guide from Wikitravel
• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway

Jozy Altidore

Personal information
Full name	Josmer Volmy Altidore[1]
Date of birth	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth	Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2][3]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AZ Alkmaar
Number	17
Youth career
2004–2006	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	New York Red Bulls	37	(15)
2008–2011	Villarreal	9	(1)
2009	→ Xerez (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Hull City (loan)	28	(1)
2011	→ Bursaspor (loan)	12	(1)
2011–	AZ	34	(15)
National team‡
2005	United States U17	2	(0)
2007	United States U20	5	(4)
2008	United States U23	3	(1)
2007–	United States	46	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore (born November 6, 1989)^[4] is an American soccer player currently playing for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, and for the United States national team.

Altidore made his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 16 with the New York Red Bulls. In the middle of his third season with New York, in 2008, he made a transfer to Villarreal. During his time with Villarreal, he left on three loan stints – with Spanish Segunda División club Xerez in February–May 2009, English Premier League club Hull City for the entire 2009–10 season, and Turkish club Bursaspor where he went on a six month loan. In the summer of 2011, he made the switch to AZ Alkmaar.

Altidore has represented the United States on various levels of international competition, featuring for the United States U-17 team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, U-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the U-23 team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the senior national team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Early life[link]

The youngest of four children, Altidore was born in Livingston, New Jersey and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. He enjoyed playing soccer from the time he was a boy.^[5] His parents, Joseph and Giselle, were both born in Haiti (Altidore pays tribute to his heritage by wearing a wristband bearing both the flags of Haiti and the United States during his games). Growing up, he played club soccer for GBYSA and Boca Juniors Soccer Club. As a high schooler, he attended Boca Prep International School before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency program.

Club career[link]

New York Red Bulls[link]

Altidore was taken seventeenth overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, with the MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls) trading up to receive the selection. Altidore spent the majority of the 2006 season away from the team while working towards his high school diploma in Florida.

Altidore made his professional debut on August 23, 2006, as a substitute in a 3–1 U.S. Open Cup loss to D.C. United. He scored his first professional goal at the age of sixteen with an 83rd minute, 28-yard shot to beat the Columbus Crew 1–0 on September 16, 2006. Exactly one week later, on September 23, 2006, in a 4–3 loss to D.C. United, Altidore scored again. Scoring three times in seven appearances, including a crucial goal against Chicago Fire on September 30, 2006, Altidore became a fan favorite. He scored the Red Bulls' only goal of their 2–1 aggregate loss to D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Series when he headed in a cross in the second leg. With that goal, he became the youngest player to score in the Major League Soccer playoffs at 16 years, 337 days (breaking DaMarcus Beasley's record by almost three years). Altidore was also youngest to start in a Major League Soccer playoff match on October 21 against D.C. United (16 years, 349 days). He also scored two goals in a 5–4 win over Los Angeles Galaxy on August 18, 2007.

Villarreal[link]

On June 4, 2008, Villarreal of La Liga agreed in principle with Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls to sign Altidore for roughly $10 million or €7.4 million.^[6][7] This transfer fee surpasses Fulham's fee for Clint Dempsey, which was $4 million or roughly £2 million, and is now the largest fee paid for any MLS player. Altidore finalized his personal contract and was unveiled by the club on June 11, 2008.^[8][9] On September 14, 2008, Jozy made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second half substitute against Deportivo La Coruña. On November 1, 2008, Jozy became the first American international to score in La Liga when he came on in the 90th minute and scored against Athletic Bilbao.^[10] On November 30, 2008, Jozy started his first game in La Liga against Recreativo Huelva. After spending a year and a half on loan, Altidore returned to Villarreal. He favored staying with Villarreal instead of another loan to try to prove to the club he is worth the investment they made two years ago.

Xerez[link]

On January 30, 2009, Villarreal agreed to loan Altidore to Xerez, leader of the Segunda División at the time of the transfer, until the end of the 2008–09 season.^[11] It was expected that the move would allow Altidore to get more playing time, and also allow him to continue the process of assimilating into the Spanish culture.^[12]

On April 16, 2009, Altidore underwent minor surgery on an injured toenail that required more than a month of recovery, resulting in him never making an appearance for Xerez.^[13]

Hull City[link]

On August 5, 2009, Altidore announced on his Twitter page that he would be loaned to English Premier League club Hull City.^[14] He joined Hull City the next day on a season-long loan with the option for Hull City to purchase his rights at the end of the 2009–10 season for a fee believed to be £6.5 million ($11 million).

On August 10, 2009, Hull City announced that they were successful in obtaining a work permit for Altidore.^[15] Altidore made his debut for Hull on August 22, 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute against Bolton. He provided the assist for Kamel Ghilas to score the only goal in a 1–0 home victory at the KC Stadium.^[16] On August 25, 2009, Altidore scored his first goal for Hull in a 3–1 win over Southend United in the second round of the League Cup.^[17] Altidore was popular with supporters but struggled to make a lasting impact with the Tigers as his finishing was often found wanting, however he did manage to score his first and only Premier League goal in the 2–1 home win over Manchester City on the 6th February.^[18] On 24 April, in an important game for Hull City's Premier League survival, he was dismissed for violent conduct after a spat with Sunderland's Alan Hutton who was also sent off. Hull City lost 1–0 and were all but relegated from the top flight.^[19]

Return to Villarreal[link]

On August 19, 2010, Altidore returned to competitive action for Villarreal, coming on in the 74th minute of their third qualifying round match of the Europa League.

Bursaspor[link]

On January 31, 2011, Altidore was loaned out to Turkish champions Bursaspor on a six-month loan.^[20] On Friday April 8, Altidore scored his first goal for his new club in a 3-2 home loss to Antalyaspor.^[21]

AZ[link]

On July 15, 2011, Altidore agreed to terms with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.^[22] On 7 August, Altidore made his debut for the club as a second half substitute against PSV Eindhoven. Altidore scored in the 80th minute, helping his new side to a 3-1 opening day win.^[23] Altidore was again used as a sub in the club's next Eredivisie game as AZ fell 2-0 to FC Twente.^[24] Altidore made his first start in the league for AZ on 21 August, when they played host to NEC Nijmegen at the AFAS Stadion. After a goalless first-half, Altidore opened the scoring in the 54th minute, pouncing on the rebound after NEC goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen saved his header. Altidore scored again nineteen minutes later after some nice passing with Adam Maher and AZ ran out 4-0 winners.^[25]

On August 25, Altidore started in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League final qualifying match against Aalesunds FK from Norway. Before being substituted in the 63rd minute by Charlison Benschop, Altidore scored twice.^[26] His first goal in the 23nd minute gave AZ Alkmaar a 2-0 lead and his second goal in the 59th minute brought the score to 4-0 in a game AZ eventually won by 6-0.^[27] Altidore added to his Europa League account when he opened the scoring in the 21st minute of his side's first group match against Malmo FF on 15 September.^[28] After a long wait Altidore returned to the score sheet for AZ, netting in the 83rd minute of a 3-0 victory over ADO Den Haag on 6 November that also secured his side's 10th victory of the Eredivisie campaign.^[29] On December 4, Altidore scored his side's only goal in a 5-1 loss to Heerenveen.^[30] Altidore had to wait until 8 February 2012 to score his next league goal, grabbing a brace in a 6-0 win over ADO Den Haag.^[31] The result put AZ level on points with PSV at the top of the table.^[32]

Altidore headed in the winning goal against VVV Venlo on Sunday 22 April to keep AZ second in the table and their title hopes still alive.^[33]

International career[link]

Altidore with the national team in Amsterdam for a friendly game against the Netherlands.

Altidore has played for the United States national team at almost every level. Altidore attended the Bradenton Academy as a member of the United States U-17 national team, and was part of the squad at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, appearing as a substitute in the United States' 3–1 win over Italy and 2–0 loss to the Netherlands. He also played for the United States U-20 national team in its successful qualification to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. During the group stage of the U-20 World Cup, Altidore tallied three goals, including two in the 2–1 win over Brazil, helping the Americans to advance at the top of group D. In the quarterfinals, Altidore scored a goal in the first half against Austria. Altidore led the U.S. with 4 goals in the tournament.

On November 17, 2007, Altidore received his first call-up to the full United States national team for a friendly against South Africa just eleven days after his eighteenth birthday. He came in as a sub in the 65th minute. In his second match, against Sweden, Altidore was again a second-half substitute, winning a penalty that Landon Donovan converted to break Eric Wynalda's record of 34 national team goals. On February 6, 2008, in a friendly versus Mexico, Altidore made his first start for the national team where he also scored his first goal.

In July 2008, Altidore was named to Piotr Nowak's United States U-23 national team roster that qualified for and competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. On August 10, 2008, he scored against the Netherlands to put the U.S. in front after coming on as a substitute.

Altidore scored his second senior international and first World Cup Qualifying goal on October 11, 2008, in a 6–1 victory over Cuba. He started in his first World Cup Qualifier on October 15, 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago, and set up Charlie Davies's second half goal, but later fouled a player in the penalty area leading to Dwight Yorke's game winner. He made amends in the next game by assisting Kenny Cooper's goal and drawing the foul that led to Freddy Adu's first international goal.

On March 28, 2009, Altidore scored his first away goal in World Cup Qualifying in the 2–2 draw with El Salvador. On April 1, 2009, Altidore scored three goals in a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago, making Altidore the youngest American to score a hat-trick in an international game.^[34]

On June 24, 2009, Altidore scored in the semi-final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup against Spain, turning club teammate Joan Capdevilla to get a clear shot on Iker Casillas' goal. The U.S. went on to defeat the Spanish team, 2–0.^[4] The following summer he appeared in every match the team played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. No American forwards managed to score in the tournament, but Altidore played a major part, getting an assist on Michael Bradley's game-tying goal against Slovenia and putting a pass into the 6 yard box against Algeria that ultimately resulted in the game winning goal by Landon Donovan.

Altidore played a key role in the group stage of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring the first U.S. goal of the tournament against Canada and later scoring the only goal that saw the defeat of Guadeloupe. In the early minutes of the quarterfinal match against Jamaica, Altidore had to be removed from the game with a pulled hamstring. He missed the remainder of the Gold Cup.^[35]

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
01.	February 6, 2008	Reliant Stadium, Houston, USA	Mexico	2 – 1	2 – 2	Friendly
02.	October 11, 2008	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA	Cuba	5 – 1	6 – 1	Q 2010 World Cup
03.	March 28, 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1 – 2	2 – 2	Q 2010 World Cup
04.	April 1, 2009	LP Field, Nashville, USA	Trinidad and Tobago	1 – 0	3 – 0	Q 2010 World Cup
05.				2 – 0
06.				3 – 0
07.	June 24, 2009	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Spain	1 – 0	2 – 0	2009 Confederations Cup
08.	September 5, 2009	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, USA	El Salvador	2 – 1	2 – 1	Q 2010 World Cup
09.	May 29, 2010	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA	Turkey	1 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly
10.	October 9, 2010	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	Poland	1 – 0	2 – 2	Friendly
11.	June 7, 2011	Ford Field, Detroit, USA	Canada	1 – 0	2 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.	June 14, 2011	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, USA	Guadeloupe	1 – 0	1 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13.	November 15, 2011	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	3 – 1	3 – 2	Friendly

Career statistics[link]

As of 22 April 2012

Personal[link]

In 2007, Altidore was a candidate for ESPN's Next Award and is one of the stars featured in Adidas' "Impossible is Nothing" advertisements. Altidore is featured on the cover of the North American version of FIFA 08 by EA Sports, alongside Ronaldinho and Guillermo Ochoa.^[36]

In November 2006 he, along with New York Red Bulls teammates Seth Stammler and fellow Haitian-American Jerrod Laventure, accompanied Haitian-born Grammy Award winning musician Wyclef Jean on a six-day service trip to Haiti for Jean's charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. Jean also wore Altidore's #17 jersey during a halftime performance with Shakira at the Red Bulls home opener.

Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Altidore joined the relief effort by asking people to donate to Yéle Haiti.^[37] He appeared on CNN to discuss his family members still living in Haiti and to encourage people to give money.^[38]

References[link]

External links[link]

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United States squads v t e United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Seitz 2 Wynne 3 Orozco 4 Bradley 5 McCarty 6 Edu 7 Holden 8 Szetela 9 Davies 10 Feilhaber 11 Adu 12 Altidore 13 Ianni 14 Rogers 15 Parkhurst 16 Kljestan 17 McBride 18 Guzan Coach: Nowak v t e United States squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-up 1 Howard 2 Bornstein 3 Bocanegra 4 Casey 5 Onyewu 6 Pearce 7 Beasley 8 Dempsey 9 Davies 10 Donovan 11 Wynne 12 M. Bradley 13 Clark 14 Califf 15 DeMerit 16 Kljestan 17 Altidore 18 Guzan 19 Adu 20 Torres 21 Spector 22 Feilhaber 23 Robles Coach: B. Bradley v t e United States squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Howard 2 Spector 3 Bocanegra (c) 4 M. Bradley 5 Onyewu 6 Cherundolo 7 Beasley 8 Dempsey 9 Gomez 10 Donovan 11 Holden 12 Bornstein 13 Clark 14 Buddle 15 DeMerit 16 Torres 17 Altidore 18 Guzan 19 Edu 20 Findley 21 Goodson 22 Feilhaber 23 Hahnemann Coach: B. Bradley v t e United States squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up 1 Howard 2 Spector 3 Bocanegra 4 M. Bradley 5 Onyewu 6 Cherundolo 7 Edu 8 Dempsey 9 Agudelo 10 Donovan 11 Wondolowski 12 Bornstein 13 Jones 14 Lichaj 15 Ream 16 Kljestan 17 Altidore 18 Rimando 19 Rogers 20 Adu 21 Goodson 22 Bedoya 23 Hahnemann Coach: B. Bradley