So, i'm sure most of you have seen this player on Fenerbahce and perhaps a few times for the Brazil national team aswell.
He played most of his career on the brazilian league, but a terrible move to Parma in 2000 stalled what could have been the chance of a great european career.
He spent a while being loaned to several clubs while battling with Parma, and after he finally managed to get out of the contract with them, he had a fantastic season in 2003 winning the brazilian league, which set up the Fenerbahce move in 2004.
Previously to the failed Parma transfer, he had won the Libertadores in 1999, and was one of the best players in the 2000 qualyfing tournament for the olympics. Many brazilian fans claim to this day that Alex should have been called up to the 2002 and 2006 world cups.
As a player, if you haven't seen too much of him, he was alot like Mesut Ozil and Zidane, with fantastic vision, touch and assists, while scoring some beautiful goals. A classic number 10. He was often called out by the press for not doing too much without the ball, though.
He played most of his career on the brazilian league, but a terrible move to Parma in 2000 stalled what could have been the chance of a great european career.
He spent a while being loaned to several clubs while battling with Parma, and after he finally managed to get out of the contract with them, he had a fantastic season in 2003 winning the brazilian league, which set up the Fenerbahce move in 2004.
Previously to the failed Parma transfer, he had won the Libertadores in 1999, and was one of the best players in the 2000 qualyfing tournament for the olympics. Many brazilian fans claim to this day that Alex should have been called up to the 2002 and 2006 world cups.
As a player, if you haven't seen too much of him, he was alot like Mesut Ozil and Zidane, with fantastic vision, touch and assists, while scoring some beautiful goals. A classic number 10. He was often called out by the press for not doing too much without the ball, though.