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Alex
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Personal information
Full name	Alexsandro de Souza
Date of birth	September 14, 1977 (age 32)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	10
Senior career1
National team
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

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Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza, (born September 14, 1977 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K.. A formercaptain of the Brazilian National Team he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Parma, Flamengo and Cruzeiro.

In 1999, IFFHS named Alex the 3rd best striker in the world.^[2]

[edit] Club career

Alex was sold by Cruzeiro in 2004 for 5 million dollars to Fenerbahçe.^[3] He became Fenerbahçe's captain after the team's captain Ümit Özat's transfer to 1. FC Köln and vice-captains Tuncay Şanlı's transfer to Middlesbrough F.C. and Rüştü Reçber's transfer to rival Beşiktaş JK.^[4]

[edit] International career

[edit] Personal life

He married with Daianne in 2000.^[5] TThe couple have two daughters: Maria Eduarda, born in 2004, and Antonia, born in 2006.^[6] A devout evangelical Christian, Alex is a member of the organisation Atletas de Cristo English: "Athletes of Christ".^[7] as Brazilian star Kaká.

He features prominently in puma advertising and also has a modeling contract with Armani.

[edit] Titles

[edit] Brazil

2004 : Copa América

[edit] Fenerbahçe

2004-05 : Turkish League Champion
2005-06 : Turkish League Runner-up
2006-07 : Turkish League Champion
2007 : Turkish Super Cup
2007-2008 : Turkcell Super League Runner-up
2009 : Turkish Super Cup

[edit] Individual

1995 : Best young player of the Campeonato Paranaense
1995 : Revelation of the Campeonato Paranaense
1996 : Best of the Campeonato Paranaense
1997 : Best midfielder of the Campeonato Paranaense
1998 : Top of the Copa Mercosur
1999 : IFFHS 1st best striker in the world
1999 : Best Midfielder of South America (jornal El País - Uruguay)
2002 : Troféu Telê Santana (best midfielder in Minas Gerais)
2003 : Troféu Telê Santana (star of the year in Minas Gerais)
2003 : Best Midfielder of South America (jornal El País - Uruguay)
2003 : Bola de Ouro
2006-07 : Top Scorer of the Turkish Premier League
2007-08 : Assists Leader of UEFA Champions League (with 6 Assists)

[edit] Career statistics

(As of August 142008) ^[8]

Start	End	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	Goals/Matches
1995	1997	Coritiba	124	32	n/a	0.26
1997	2002	Palmeiras	141	78	56	0.55
2000	2000	Flamengo	12	3	n/a	0.25
2002	2002	Parma	5	2	7	0.40
2002	2004	Cruzeiro	121	64	61	0.53
2004	present	Fenerbahçe	234	123	118 (February 10)	0.50 (0.61 in February 10)

**Fenerbahçe Performance**
Season	Domestic League			Domestic Cups			Europe			Total
Season	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts
2004-05	31	24	16	3	4	2	8	1	2	42	29	20
2005-06	31	15	24	8	2	1	4	3	2	43	20	27
2006-07	32	19	11	3	0	2	12	1	7	47	20	20
2007-08	28	14	12	2	0	1	12	4	6	42	18	19
2008-09	26	11	10	5	4	0	5	2	0	36	17	12
2009-10	8	5	5	-	-	-	4	3	2	12	8	7
Total	156	88	78	21	10	6	45	14	19	222	112	103

[edit] References

^ Brazil - Record International Players
^ Awards Alex10.com.br Retrieved 30 December2006.
^ Alex De Souza profile Fenerbahçe Official Web Site Retrieved 30 December 2006.
^ Captains decleaned"
^ Personal history on alex10.com.br
^ Alex's second daughter born
^ atletasdecristo.org
^ Alex's Statistics Alex10.com.br Retrieved 10 February2007.

[edit] External links

[0] Brazil - Record International Players

[1] Awards Alex10.com.br Retrieved 30 December2006.

[2] Alex De Souza profile Fenerbahçe Official Web Site Retrieved 30 December 2006.

[3] Captains decleaned"

[4] Personal history on alex10.com.br

[5] Alex's second daughter born

[6] tletasdecristo.org

[7] Alex's Statistics Alex10.com.br Retrieved 10 February2007.

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