Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandro Alves do Nascimento | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Campo Formoso, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 14 November 2012 | (aged 37)||
Place of death | Jaú, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Vitória | ||
1994–1995 | Palmeiras | ||
1996 | Juventude (RS) | ||
1997 | Portuguesa (SP) | ||
1998–1999 | Cruzeiro | ||
1999–2003 | Hertha BSC | 81 | (25) |
2003 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
2004 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2005–2006 | Vitória | ||
2006 | Shenyang Ginde | 4 | (0) |
2007 | Boavista (RJ) | ||
2008 | Fortaleza | ||
2008 | Boavista (RJ) | ||
2008–2009 | Kavala | 3 | (1) |
2010 | União Rondonópolis | ||
Total | 88 | (26) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (30 December 1974 – 14 November 2012) was a Brazilian footballer who has played for Kavala in Greece. He previously played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama, Boavista (RJ), Fortaleza, Chinese side Shenyang Ginde, and in Germany for Hertha BSC.
Alex Alves scored the Goal of the Year in Germany in 2000, scoring from inside the centre circle playing for Hertha BSC against 1. FC Köln. His goal reduced the deficit to 2–1, and Hertha won the match 4–2.
Alex Alves died on 14 November 2012 in Jaú, São Paulo, after facing a battle against leukaemia.