| Alex Alves | |
| Fullname: | Alexandro Alves do Nascimento |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Campo Formoso, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Jaú, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs1: | Vitória |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs2: | Palmeiras |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1996 |
| Clubs3: | Juventude (RS) |
| Years4: | 1997 |
| Clubs4: | Portuguesa (SP) |
| Caps4: | 43 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs5: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 28 |
| Years6: | 1999–2003 |
| Clubs6: | Hertha BSC |
| Caps6: | 81 |
| Goals6: | 25 |
| Years7: | 2003 |
| Clubs7: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Years8: | 2004 |
| Clubs8: | Vasco da Gama |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs9: | Vitória |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2006 |
| Clubs10: | Shenyang Ginde |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2007 |
| Clubs11: | Boavista (RJ) |
| Years12: | 2008 |
| Clubs12: | Fortaleza |
| Years13: | 2008 |
| Clubs13: | Boavista (RJ) |
| Years14: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs14: | Kavala |
| Caps14: | 3 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Years15: | 2010 |
| Clubs15: | União Rondonópolis |
| Totalcaps: | 274 |
| Totalgoals: | 92 |
Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (30 December 1974 – 14 November 2012) was a Brazilian professional footballer[1] who played as a striker. He played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama, Boavista (RJ), Fortaleza, Chinese side Shenyang Ginde, in Germany for Hertha BSC, and in Greece for Kavala.
Alex Alves scored the Goal of the Year in Germany in 2000, scoring from inside the centre circle playing for Hertha BSC against 1. FC Köln. His goal reduced the deficit to 2–1, and Hertha won the match 4–2.[2] [3]
Alex Alves died on 14 November 2012 in Jaú, São Paulo, after facing a battle against leukaemia.[4]
Hertha BSC