| Alex Silva | |
| Fullname: | Alex Sandro da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Amparo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Brasília (technical coordinator) |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ponte Preta |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Years3: | 2006–2008 |
| Years4: | 2008–2011 |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Years6: | 2011–2013 |
| Years7: | 2012 |
| Years8: | 2013–2014 |
| Years9: | 2014–2015 |
| Years10: | 2015 |
| Years11: | 2016 |
| Years12: | 2016 |
| Years13: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Vitória |
| Clubs2: | → Rennes (loan) |
| Clubs3: | São Paulo |
| Clubs4: | Hamburger SV |
| Clubs5: | → São Paulo (loan) |
| Clubs6: | Flamengo |
| Clubs7: | → Cruzeiro (loan) |
| Clubs8: | Boa Esporte |
| Clubs9: | São Bernardo |
| Clubs10: | Brasiliense |
| Clubs11: | Rio Claro |
| Clubs12: | Hercílio Luz |
| Clubs13: | Wilstermann |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Caps13: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 267 |
| Totalgoals: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U23 |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs1: | Brasília U20 |
| Manageryears2: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs2: | Brasília (interim) |
Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current technical coordinator of Brasília.
Alex Silva was born in Amparo, São Paulo.[1]
On 23 January 2010, Alex Silva returned to São Paulo on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011.[2] [3]
Alex Silva retired in June 2019, aged 34.[4]
Uncapped Alex Silva was chosen for the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, for which Dunga rested several established players.[5] He made his only tournament appearance for the eventual winners on 4 July, playing the final ten minutes of a 1–0 group win over Ecuador as a substitute for Dani Alves.[6] On 22 August that year he played his only other game for Brazil, starting a 2–0 friendly win over Algeria in Montpellier, France.[7]
Alex Silva was on Brazil's under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in China.[8]
Alex Silva is the younger brother of Luisão, a defender who spent most of his career with Portugal's S.L. Benfica and was an international teammate.[9] In his late 20s, he became a born-again Christian, and expressed a desire to work as a pastor or missionary in his retirement.[9]
| Club | Season | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Europa League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Total | |||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2010 | 21 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2011 | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Flamengo | 2012 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
Vitória
2003, 2004
São Paulo