| Axel | |
| Fullname: | Axel Rodrigues de Arruda |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Santos, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | São Caetano (head coach) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1990–1994 |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Years2: | 1994–1997 |
| Years3: | 1997–1998 |
| Years4: | 1998–1999 |
| Years5: | 1999–2000 |
| Years6: | 2000 |
| Years7: | 2001–2002 |
| Years8: | 2003 |
| Years9: | 2003 |
| Years10: | 2004 |
| Years11: | 2004–2005 |
| Years12: | 2005 |
| Years13: | 2006 |
| Years14: | 2006 |
| Clubs14: | Portuguesa Santista |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Manageryears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs2: | Jabaquara U20 |
| Manageryears3: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs3: | Jabaquara |
| Manageryears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs4: | Brazil U17 (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2015 |
| Manageryears6: | 2017–2018 |
| Manageryears7: | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs7: | Portuguesa Santista |
| Manageryears8: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | São Caetano (assistant) |
| Manageryears9: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs9: | São Caetano |
| Manageryears10: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs10: | São Caetano |
Axel Rodrigues de Arruda (born 9 January 1970), simply known as Axel, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of São Caetano.
Axel previously played for Santos Futebol Clube, São Paulo Futebol Clube, Clube Atlético Paranaense, Sport Club do Recife, Paraná Clube and Figueirense Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[1]
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Brazil | League | ||||
| 1989 | Santos | Série A | 5 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 1991 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 1993 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | São Paulo | Série A | 14 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Spain | League | ||||
| 1997/98 | Sevilla | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | |
| Brazil | League | ||||
| 1998 | Bahia | Série B | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Atlético Mineiro | Série A | 15 | 0 | |
| 2000 | São Paulo | Série A | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Sport Recife | Série A | 19 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Botafogo-SP | Série B | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 2003 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 15 | 0 | |
| Brazil | League | ||||
| 2004 | Paraná | Série A | 31 | 3 | |
| 2005 | Figueirense | Série A | 14 | 0 | |
| Country | Brazil | 180 | 9 | ||
| Spain | 24 | 1 | |||
| Japan | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 219 | 10 | |||
| Brazil national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |