- Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa
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Alex Personal information Full name Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa Date of birth September 6, 1979 Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Wingback Club information Current club Vitória Guimarães Number 79 Youth career Vitória Guimarães Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2001 Fafe 72 (12) 2001–2003 Moreirense 56 (9) 2003–2005 Benfica 14 (0) 2004–2005 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 31 (4) 2005–2009 Wolfsburg 21 (0) 2009– Vitória Guimarães 57 (0) National team 2005 Portugal 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa (born 6 September 1979 in Guimarães), aka Alex, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães in the Portuguese first division.
Mainly a right defender, he can also appear as a midfielder.
Football career
After five seasons spent at both A.D. Fafe and Moreirense FC, Alex made his first division debuts with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, mainly deputising for established Miguel. In 2004–05, he served a season-long loan spell at Vitória de Guimarães.
After good performances at Vitória which earned him a national team call-up (three matches, including two in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers), Benfica sold Alex to VfL Wolfsburg, on the very last days of the summer transfer window.[1] He had a relatively successful first season, but only appeared four times in the Bundesliga in the next three combined (none in the last two).
In late May 2009, Alex signed for former side Vitória de Guimarães, on a free transfer.[2] During that first season, he operated mostly as a right back.
References
- ^ "Fußball: VfL Wolfsburg verpflichtet portugiesischen Verteidiger Alex [Football: VfL Wolfsburg acquires Portuguese defender Alex]" (in German). Kicker. 20 August 2005. http://www.shortnews.de/id/586148/Fussball-VfL-Wolfsburg-verpflichtet-portugiesischen-Verteidiger-Alex. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Alex verlässt Wolfsburg in Richtung Portugal [Alex leaves Wolfsburg towards Portugal]" (in German). Goal.com. 26 June 2009. http://www.goal.com/de/news/827/bundesliga/2009/06/26/1347511/alex-verl%C3%A4sst-wolfsburg-in-richtung-portugal. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Alex at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
Vitória S.C. – current squad 1 Nilson · 2 Freire · 3 Defendi · 4 P.Mendes · 5 El Adoua · 6 Teles · 7 Targino · 8 Toscano · 10 Assis · 11 Renan · 14 Barrientos · 18 Olímpio · 20 Abdelghni · 21 Edson · 22 Soudani · 23 Paulo Sérgio · 27 Serginho · 29 Edgar · 33 Anderson · 40 João Paulo · 44 Ndiaye · 55 Tony · 77 Maranhão · 79 Alex · 80 João Alves · 83 Douglas · 88 Saucedo · Manager: Vitória
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Moreirense FC players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Vitória S.C. players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
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