Alex da Silva
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-12-27) 27 December 1981
Place of birth Catanduva, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right midfielder, right-back
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Entrerriense
2002Botafogo (loan)
2003 Vasco da Gama 8 (0)
2004–2005 Paraná Clube 3 (0)
2005–2007 Randers 53 (7)
2008–2010 Viborg FF 35 (5)
2010 Grêmio Catanduvense 22 (1)
2012–2013 Santacruzense 6 (0)
2016 Grêmio Catanduvense
2017 Olímpia 1 (0)
2018 Penapolense 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessandro "Alex" da Silva (born 27 December 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Catanduva, São Paulo, Da Silva progressed through the Internacional academy, before making his senior debut as part of Entrerriense in the Campeonato Carioca.[2] Afterwards, he played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Paraná Clube.[2]

In January 2005, Da Silva joined Danish 1st Division club Randers FC after director Jacob Nielsen and head coach Lars Olsen had scouted him on a trip to Brazil. He officially signed with the club on 19 July 2005 on a three-year deal, after having impressed in a friendly against AGF.[3] His stint at the club was marked by injuries, but he managed to contribute with goals when healthy. During the 2007–08 Danish Superliga season, he struggled to find a place in the starting line-up, despite putting in several good performances.[4]

Da Silva signed with Viborg FF on 31 January 2008 alongside Randers teammate Søren Ulrik Vestergaard.[5] Viborg had signed and sold on many players during the January transfer window after the dismissal of head coach Anders Linderoth and the arrival of new manager Hans Eklund.[6]

His contract with Viborg was terminated 23 January 2010 because he chose not to return to training after the winter break, unlike the rest of the squad.[7]

After leaving Denmark, Da Silva played for several clubs in his native Brazil before retiring from football altogether in 2018 as part of Penapolense.[8]

Honours

Vasco da Gama

References

  1. "Alex da Silva, statistik fra superligaen, all-time - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Brasser til Randers FC". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. Laursen, Anders (18 July 2005). "Randers FC skriver med brasilianer". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. "Alex da Silva: Min bedste kamp nogensinde". bold.dk (in Danish). 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. "Alex da Silva og Søren Ulrik Vestergaard til Viborg FF". Randers FC (in Danish). 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. Melgaard, Jakob (31 January 2008). "Viborgs vilde vintershopping". Avisen.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. Kronenberg, Rune (23 January 2010). "Viborg F.F. og Alex da Silva ophæver samarbejdet". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  8. "Alex da Silva :: Alessandro da Silva ::". Soccerzz. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. "RSSSF – Championship of Rio de Janeiro 2003". Retrieved 25 April 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.