Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Alex Silva was born in Amparo,

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. On 23 January 2010, Alex Silva returned to

on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011. Alex Silva retired in June 2019, aged 34.

International career

Uncapped Alex Silva was chosen for the

2007 Copa América The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The c ...

in Venezuela, for which Dunga rested several established players. 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

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as a substitute for Dani Alves. On 22 August that year he played his only other game for Brazil, starting a 2–0 friendly win over

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, France. Alex Silva was on Brazil's under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the

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in China.

Personal life

Alex Silva is the younger brother of

Luisão Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February 1981), known as Luisão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Luisão started his career at Juventus-SP in 1999 before moving to Cruzeiro the year later, where h ...

, a defender who spent most of his career with Portugal's S.L. Benfica and was an international teammate. In his late 20s, he became a

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, and expressed a desire to work as a pastor or missionary in his retirement.

Career statistics

''According to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística.Flaestatística
(in Portuguese)''

Honours

Vitória *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption. 2020 format First stage: 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in ...

: 2003, 2004 São Paulo *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Brazil *

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

* Summer Olympic Bronze medal: Beijing 2008

References

External links

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globoesporte.globo.com
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Alex Silva
at Footballzz 1985 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Esporte Clube Vitória players Stade Rennais F.C. players Iraty Sport Club players São Paulo FC players CR Flamengo footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players Hamburger SV players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Bundesliga players Bolivian Primera División players Olympic footballers of Brazil Brazil international footballers 2007 Copa América players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Copa América-winning players Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Brazilian Christians Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub