Alex Alves (footballer, born 1974)

Personal information
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 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Vitória
1994–1995	Palmeiras
1996	Juventude (RS)
1997	Portuguesa (SP)
1998–1999	Cruzeiro
1999–2003	Hertha BSC
2003	Atlético Mineiro
2004	Vasco da Gama
2005–2006	Vitória
2006	Shenyang Ginde
2007	Boavista (RJ)
2008	Fortaleza
2008	Boavista (RJ)
2008–2009	Kavala
2010	União Rondonópolis
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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.

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

DFL-Ligapokal: 2001, 2002^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Alex Alves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ "Ex-Hertha star Alex Alves dies in hospital". ftbl.com.au. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Spannagel, Lars (14 November 2012). "Ehemaliger Hertha-Spieler Alex Alves ist tot". Sport. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^ "Alex Alves, ex-Palmeiras e Cruzeiro, morre no interior de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ "Ligapokal, 2001, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

External links

Alex Alves at Sambafoot (archived)

[1] "Alex Alves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

[2] "Ex-Hertha star Alex Alves dies in hospital". ftbl.com.au. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[3] Spannagel, Lars (14 November 2012). "Ehemaliger Hertha-Spieler Alex Alves ist tot". Sport. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

[4] "Alex Alves, ex-Palmeiras e Cruzeiro, morre no interior de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[5] "Ligapokal, 2001, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[6] "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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