Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender.
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 | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 6[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2010 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Flamengo | 2012 | Série A | 17 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
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