Alex
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Born
1982 (44 years old)
Niterói, BrazilPosition
Centre-Back
Status
Ethnicity
Hispanic
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Height
188 cm
Weight
89 kg
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Market Value
Free
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Description
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.
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 French Coupe de la Ligue |  Paris SG | 2013-2014 | |
 French Ligue 1 | Paris SG | 2013-2014 | |
 French Trophée des Champions | Paris SG | 2013 | |
| French Ligue 1 | Paris SG | 2012-2013 | |
 English FA Cup |  Chelsea | 2009-2010 | |
 English Premier League | Chelsea | 2009-2010 | |
 English FA Community Shield | Chelsea | 2009 | |
| English FA Cup | Chelsea | 2008-2009 | |
 Dutch Eredivisie |  PSV Eindhoven | 2006-2007 | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven | 2005-2006 | |
 Dutch KNVB Cup |  Santos FC | 2004-2005 | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven | 2004-2005 | |
 Brazilian Brasileirao | Santos FC | 2004 | |
| Brazilian Brasileirao | Santos FC | 2002 |
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Former Senior Teams
 Santos FC | 2002-2004 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Chelsea | 2004-2012 | Permanent | - | - | |
 PSV Eindhoven | 2004-2007 | Permanent | - | - | |
| Paris SG | 2012-2014 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Milan | 2014-2016 | Permanent | - | - |
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Statistics
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| Goals | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 2 |
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| Appearances | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 15 |
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