Axel Rodrigues de Arruda (born 9 January 1970), simply known as Axel, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of São Caetano. Axel previously played for

Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...

São Paulo Futebol Clube SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

Clube Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

and

Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian f ...

in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Axel 1970 births Living people Footballers from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players J1 League players Brazil men's international footballers Santos FC players São Paulo FC players Sevilla FC players Esporte Clube Bahia players Club Athletico Paranaense players Sport Club do Recife players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Cerezo Osaka players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Paraná Clube players Figueirense FC players Campinense Clube players Clube Atlético Taboão da Serra managers Men's association football midfielders Associação Desportiva São Caetano managers