Álex Rodrigo da Rosa Comelles (born June 1, 1976), best known as Álex da Rosa, is a former professional

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who played as an

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. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bolivia national team at international level.

Club career

Born in

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, Brazil, da Rosa began his career at the youth ranks of his hometown club Caxias. He continued playing in Brazil for other lower division clubs such as

Esporte Clube São Bento Esporte Clube São Bento, commonly referred to as São Bento, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Sorocaba, São Paulo. They currently compete in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second division of the São Paul ...

Uberlândia Esporte Clube Uberlândia Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Uberlândia, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Uberlândia in Minas Gerais State. Founded in 1922, they play their home games at Estádio Parque do Sabiá The Estádio Municipa ...

and

Esporte Clube São José Esporte Clube São José, commonly referred to as São José, is a Brazilian professional club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded on 24 May 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian foot ...

. In 1999 Álex arrived in Bolivia for the first time and signed for big club

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

, however, he did not live up the expectations and left after a couple of months. His next team was Hungarian side

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where he played through 2000. Back in Bolivia he joined

Mariscal Braun Club Mariscal Braun is a football club based in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, which currently competes in the La Paz Regional League. It was founded on August 25, 1952 by the workers of the Cervecería Boliviana Nacional, It is for this reason t ...

where he had an outstanding season. His performance bought him a transfer to

The Strongest Club The Strongest is a Bolivian professional football club based in La Paz, that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1908, their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, Estadio Rafael Me ...

in 2002. For the next three years, he maintained a good form and scored several goals for the club, helping The Strongest win two national titles in that period. In 2004, he naturalized Bolivian hoping to get a call and play for the national team. In 2005, he relocated to Germany to join

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, before transferring to Colombian team

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

the following year. Later, da Rosa moved back to Bolivia to play for

Club Aurora Club Deportivo Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia, that plays in the División de Fútbol Profesional, the top tier of Bolivian football. The club was founded 27 May 1935, and plays its home games at the Estadio Félix Capriles. ...

. Subsequently, he signed for

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, but he was separated from the team shortly after because of indiscipline.Sobre mojado llovido
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Club San José Club Deportivo San José is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia, which competed in the Bolivian Primera División until its 2021 season. Founded in 1942, they have won the Bolivian league four times: in 1955, 1995, 2007, and 2018. Their colo ...

in early 2007. At his arrival, he became a key player in helping San José obtain the Clausura title. Therefore, he was recognized as the most valuable player by the Bolivian sports media. Now he was the number 1 player in

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International career

Following his naturalization, da Rosa earned six caps for the Bolivia national team. He scored his first international goal for Bolivia on April 1, 2009, in a memorable victory over

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by 6–1 in La Paz.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Alex da 1976 births Living people People from Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Bolivia Naturalized citizens of Bolivia Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Men's association football midfielders Bolivian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Oriente Petrolero players MTK Budapest FC players The Strongest players C.A. Nacional Potosí players Deportes Tolima footballers Club Aurora players Club Blooming players Club San José players