Alex dos Santos (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex José dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002/2003 | SFC Opava | ||
2003/2004 | Boldklubben Frem | 2 | (0) |
2004–2008 | B36 Tórshavn | 152 | (13) |
2009–2011 | EB/Streymur | 82 | (13) |
2012–2015 | HB Tórshavn | 97 | (6) |
2016–2019 | Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar | 53 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alex José dos Santos (born 28 March 1981 in Brazil) is a Brazilian retired footballer.
Career
[edit]In 2002/03, dos Santos played for SFC Opava, where he one scored a goal from 40 meters[1] and helped achieve promotion to the Czech top flight.[2]
In 2003, he signed for Boldklubben Frem in the Danish top flight. However, dos Santos only made 2 league appearances there and was substituted out in his second game despite being substituted on earlier.[3] Even though dos Santos expressed desire to return to Brazil, Boldklubben Frem arranged a transfer to Faroese club B36 Tórshavn for the 2004 season,[2] where he found difficulty adapting to the boat trips for games.[4] At the end of the 2004 season, he went back to Brazil but eventually resigned with B36 Tórshavn where he played for five seasons.[2] After that, dos Santos played for Faroese outfits EB/Streymur, HB Tórshavn as well as Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, where he stayed for 4 seasons.[5] He won the Faroese championship with B36 Tórshavn in 2005 and with HB Tórshavn in 2013.
Personal life
[edit]dos Santos since have a Faroese passport and is married to a Faroese wife, and together, they have two daughters.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Brazilský záložník se trefil parádně idnes.cz
- ^ a b c d Why foreigners play in Europe's most remote league bbc.com
- ^ Hits fra 2015: Farvel til samba i Superligaen tipsbladet.dk
- ^ Nas Ilhas Faroé: «Comem baleias e pinguins, mas são gentis» maisfutebol.iol.pt (Archived)
- ^ "Alex José dos Santos". faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Alex dos Santos at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- 1981 births
- SFC Opava players
- Boldklubben Frem players
- B36 Tórshavn players
- EB/Streymur players
- Havnar Bóltfelag players
- Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football biography stubs