Alex (footballer, born 1977)
Brazilian footballer and manager
Alexsandro de Souza (born 14 September 1977) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Coritiba.
 Alex playing for Fenerbahçe in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexsandro de Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Coritiba | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Palmeiras | 37 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Parma | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → Flamengo (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Cruzeiro | 55 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 245 | (136) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Coritiba | 55 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 499 | (221) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Brazil | 48 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | São Paulo U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Avaí | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Continental[nb 2] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2002 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 0 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2004–05 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 20 |
| 2005–06 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 27 | |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 20 | 21 | |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 18 | 19 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 12 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 14 | |
| 2010–11 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 13 | |
| 2011–12 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 11 | |
| 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 245 | 136 | 107 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 61 | 15 | 21 | 344 | 172 | 139 | |
| Coritiba | 2013 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 4 |
| 2014 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 7 | |
| Total | 55 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 11 | |
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 12 |
Manager
change- As of 16 November 2022
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Avaí | 
|
16 November 2022 | 3 May 2023 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 33.33 | [4] |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 33.33 | — | |||
Honours
changePalmeiras
- Copa do Brasil: 1998
- Copa Mercosur: 1998
- Copa Libertadores: 1999[5]
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2000
- Copa dos Campeões: 2000
- Campeonato Carioca: 2000
- Taça Rio: 2000
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2003[5]
- Copa do Brasil: 2003
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2003, 2004
- Copa Sul-Minas: 2001,[8] 2002[9]
Fenerbahçe
- Süper Lig: 2004–05,[5] 2006–07,[5] 2010–11[5]
- Turkish Cup: 2011–12[10]
- Turkish Super Cup: 2007, 2009
Coritiba
Brazil[5]
Brazil U23
Brazil U20
Individual
- Campeonato Paranaense Revelation: 1995
- Campeonato Paranaense Best Player: 1996
- Campeonato Paranaense Best Midfielder: 1997
- Copa Mercosur Best Player: 1998
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1999 (3rd place)
- Troféu Telê Santana Best Midfielder: 2002
- Troféu Telê Santana Star of the Year: 2003
- Bola de Ouro: 2003[11]
- Bola de Prata: 2003
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2004
- Turkish Cup top scorer: 2004–05
- Footballer of the year in Turkey: 2005,[12] 2010[13]
- Süper Lig Gol Kralı: 2006–07 (19 goals), 2010–11 (28 goals)[14][15]
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2007–08 (6 assists)
- Turkish Cup Best Player: 2011–12[10]
References
change- ↑ Alex's Statistics Archived 13 December 2004 at Archive.today Alex10.com.br Retrieved 10 February 2007.
- ↑ "Mackolik". Mackolik. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alex at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Fim da linha! Avaí anuncia saída do técnico Alex após 18 jogos" [End of the line! Avaí announce the departure of head coach Alex after 18 matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "The Golden Boy's final act: Alex gets emotional send-off as he brings career to a close in Brazil". Daily Mirror. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2000". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2000". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ Ricardo Pontes (18 March 2002). "Copa Sul-Minas 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Ricardo Pontes (18 May 2002). "Liga Sul-Minas 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fenerbahçe win Ziraat Turkish Cup Turkish Football Federation, accessed 6 June 2012
- ↑ "Conheça os ganhadores de de 2003" (in Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ "2005'in unutulmazları".
- ↑ Milliyet Yılın Sporcusu ödülleri sahiplerini buldu [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Turkey – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ↑ "Ligin Gol Kralları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.