Alex (footballer, born 1977)

Alex
Alex playing for Fenerbahçe in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alexsandro de Souza
Date of birth (1977-09-14) 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)
2000Flamengo (loan) 12 (1)
2001Palmeiras (loan) 13 (0)
2001Cruzeiro (loan) 29 (2)
2002Palmeiras (loan) 16 (2)
2002–2004 Cruzeiro 55 (27)
2004–2012 Fenerbahçe 245 (136)
2013–2014 Coritiba 55 (18)
Total 499 (221)
International career
1999–2000 Brazil U20 15 (3)
1998–2005 Brazil 48 (12)
Managerial career
2021–2022 São Paulo U20
2023 Avaí
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's football
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
Winner 2004 Peru
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1999 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexsandro de Souza (born 14 September 1977) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Coritiba.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][2][3]
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
  1. Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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

As of 16 November 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
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 −3 033.33 [4]
Total 18 6 4 8 22 25 −3 033.33

Honours

Palmeiras

Flamengo[6][7]

  • Campeonato Carioca: 2000
  • Taça Rio: 2000

Cruzeiro

Fenerbahçe

Coritiba

  • Campeonato Paranaense: 2013

Brazil[5]

Brazil U23

  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2000

Brazil U20

  • South American Youth Championship: 1992, 1995

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

  1. Alex's Statistics Archived 13 December 2004 at Archive.today Alex10.com.br Retrieved 10 February 2007.
  2. "Mackolik". Mackolik. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alex at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "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. 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.
  6. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2000". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. "Futebolnacional.com.br – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2000". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. Ricardo Pontes (18 March 2002). "Copa Sul-Minas 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. Ricardo Pontes (18 May 2002). "Liga Sul-Minas 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Fenerbahçe win Ziraat Turkish Cup Turkish Football Federation, accessed 6 June 2012 (2012-06-06)
  11. "Conheça os ganhadores de de 2003" (in Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. "2005'in unutulmazları".
  13. Milliyet Yılın Sporcusu ödülleri sahiplerini buldu
  14. "Turkey – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  15. "Ligin Gol Kralları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.