Alessandro Santos

Alessandro Santos (Japanese三 都 主 アレサンドロSantosu Aresandoro; born July 20, 1977 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil), player name Alex, is a Japanese football player with Brazilian roots.

Career

Born in Brazil in 1994 came at the age of 17 years to Japan. He played from 1994 to 1997 in the school team of Meitokugijuku High School. Previously, he played eight years in the youth team of Gremio Maringa, a club from his native Brazil earlier. In 1997, he signed his first professional contract with a club Shimizu S-Pulse which in Shimizu is established. During his time at S-Pulse 1999, he was player of the year in Japan and got 2001, the Japanese citizenship. Between application and delivery were only eight months. His first game for the Japanese national soccer team made ​​the left winger on 21 March 2002 in a friendly match against Ukraine. His first goal he scored on 2 May 2002 against Honduras. Alex was only the second foreign-born players of Japan, who was allowed to slip on the jersey of the blue " Samurai". In August 2002, the Brasilo Japanese negotiated with the English Premier League club Charlton Athletic. The hearing were bursting, as the left foot did not get a work permit for the UK. In January 2004 he moved to the Urawa Red Diamonds. Until the advent of Ivica Osim as coach of the Japanese national football team Alex belonged to the tribe of Japan. Since the Bosnian head coach in the land of the rising sun is he only rarely part of the selection. On 12 December 2006 he was loaned by the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg for one year with option to purchase from the Diamonds.

In early 2013 it was announced that Alex goes into the J. League Division 2 to Tochigi SC.

National

For Japan, Alex played a total of 82 times, scoring seven goals. He participated in the 2002 World Cup finals in their own country and in Germany in 2006 in part. He also won the 2004 Japan with the Asian Cup. Currently he is under contract at Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Curiosities

About Alex a song with the name 1,2, Santos was brought out from the Euro - Beat artist Alessandra Mirka Gatti in Japan.

Awards

Achievements

  • Japanese Footballer of the Year 1999
  • Asia Cup 2004 winner in China with Japan
  • Japanese master with Urawa Red Diamonds 2006
  • Asischer winner of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999 with Shimizu S-Pulse
  • 3x Japanese Cup Winners' Cup with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2002 and Urawa Red Diamonds 2005, 2006
  • 2x Japanese Supercup winner with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2002 and Urawa Red Diamonds 2006
  • Austrian title with Red Bull Salzburg 2007
  • Participation in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea ( 2 inserts)
  • Participation in the 2006 World Cup in Germany (3 Inserts / 1 yellow card)
  • Participation in the Confederations Cup 2003 in France
  • Participate in the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany

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