Alexandro_Alves_do_Nascimento

Alex Alves (footballer, born 1974)

Alex Alves (footballer, born 1974)

Brazilian footballer

Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (30 December 1974 – 14 November 2012) was a Brazilian professional footballer[1] who played as a striker. He played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama, Boavista (RJ), Fortaleza, Chinese side Shenyang Ginde, in Germany for Hertha BSC, and in Greece for Kavala.

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Goal of the year

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.[2][3]

Death

Alex Alves died on 14 November 2012 in Jaú, São Paulo, after facing a battle against leukaemia.[4]

Honours

Hertha BSC

References

  1. [1]
    "Alex Alves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Ex-Hertha star Alex Alves dies in hospital". ftbl.com.au. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    Spannagel, Lars (14 November 2012). "Ehemaliger Hertha-Spieler Alex Alves ist tot". Sport. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Alex Alves, ex-Palmeiras e Cruzeiro, morre no interior de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Ligapokal, 2001, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  • Alex Alves at Sambafoot (archived)
  • Alex Alves at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Alexandro_Alves_do_Nascimento, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.