Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Full name | Alex Sandro da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amparo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Ponte Preta | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Vitória | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | → Rennes (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | São Paulo | 45 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Hamburger SV | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → São Paulo (loan) | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Flamengo | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Boa Esporte | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | São Bernardo | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Brasiliense | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Rio Claro | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Hercílio Luz | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Wilstermann | 80 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 267 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Brazil | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alex Silva was born in Amparo, São Paulo.[1]
On 23 January 2010, Alex Silva returned to São Paulo on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011.[2][3]
Alex Silva retired in June 2019, aged 34.[4]
Uncapped Alex Silva was chosen for the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, for which Dunga rested several established players.[5] He made his only tournament appearance for the eventual winners on 4 July, playing the final ten minutes of a 1–0 group win over Ecuador as a substitute for Dani Alves.[6] On 22 August that year he played his only other game for Brazil, starting a 2–0 friendly win over Algeria in Montpellier, France.[7]
Alex Silva was on Brazil's under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in China.[8]
Alex Silva is the younger brother of Luisão, a defender who spent most of his career with Portugal's S.L. Benfica and was an international teammate.[9] In his late 20s, he became a born-again Christian, and expressed a desire to work as a pastor or missionary in his retirement.[9]
Club | Season | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Europa League | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamburger SV | 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Total | ||||||
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo (loan) | 2010 | 21 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
2011 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |
Flamengo | 2012 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Career total | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 101 | 1 |
According to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[10] and Flaestatística.[11]
Vitória
São Paulo
Brazil
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