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Born
1982 (41 years old)

Birth Place
Niterói, Brazil

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Centre-Back

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Height
188 cm

Weight
89 kg

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Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex (pronounced ; born 17 June 1982), is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Milan as a central defender. Alex is known for his physical strength and the power of his shot, which has gained him the nicknames of "The Tank" and Canhão da Vila ("Cannon of Vila Belmiro").

Having been bought by the Premier League club Chelsea in 2004, he was loaned to Dutch team PSV and he won 3 Eredivisie titles with them. Alex finally joined the Chelsea squad in the summer of 2007 after three years in the Netherlands. In his time at Chelsea, he won the FA Cup in 2009 and a league and FA Cup "double" in 2010, as well as reaching the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final. He joined Paris Saint-Germain for £4.2 million in January 2012 and won Ligue 1 twice with the club, moving to Milan on the expiration of his contract in 2014.

Alex earned 17 caps for Brazil between 2003 and 2008, winning the 2007 Copa América and finishing as runner-up at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


Career Honours

Ligue 1
2013-2014

Paris SG

Coupe de la Ligue
2013-2014

Paris SG

Trophée des Champions
2013

Paris SG

Ligue 1
2012-2013

Paris SG

Premier League
2009-2010

Chelsea

FA Cup
2009-2010

Chelsea

FA Community Shield
2009

Chelsea

FA Cup
2008-2009

Chelsea

Eredivisie
2006-2007

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie
2005-2006

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie
2004-2005

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Cup
2004-2005

Santos FC

Brasileirao
2004

Santos FC

Brasileirao
2002

Santos FC


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Former Youth Teams


Former Senior Teams

2002-2004

2004-2012

2004-2007

2012-2014

2014-2016


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