Alcides Araújo Alves
 Alcides with Dnipro in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Criciúma | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitória | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | → Benfica (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → PSV (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Dnipro | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Náutico | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ferroviária | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Criciúma (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves (born 13 March 1985), known simply as Alcides, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Associação Ferroviária de Esportes as either a right back or a central defender.
Club career
Born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, and a product of Salvador da Bahia-based Esporte Clube Vitória's youth system, Alcides had a short loan spell with FC Schalke 04 in Germany still in his teens. After a quick stint with Santos FC in his country, he returned the following season to Europe and signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal, playing seven times as the Reds won the league after an 11-year wait; at this time he was already owned by Chelsea, which he never represented.
In January 2007 Alcides moved to PSV Eindhoven, going on to work with former Benfica boss Ronald Koeman, who said of him: "He [Alcides] is an extra re-inforcement for the defence and he can play in several positions at the back. He is tall, very thin and extremely fast." On 3 February he played his first Eredivisie match for the club, against AZ Alkmaar. During his one half season-spell he helped the side to back-to-back national championships, appearing in 21 league games in the 2007–08 campaign (one goal) inclusively as a left back.
On 9 August 2008, Alcides signed with Ukraine's FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
International career
Alcides helped Brazil win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates, appearing in all the matches.[1]
Honours
Club
- Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2004–05
- Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2004–05
- PSV
- Eredivisie: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Johan Cruijff Shield: Runner-up 2007
Country
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003
Personal life
Alcides was kidnapped in Brazil, but was released after he convinced his abductors he was not a football player.[3]
References
- ↑ Alcides – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Alcides". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Revealed: The new West Ham shirt that might not placate angry Curbishley". Daily Mail. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Alcides profile at ForaDeJogo
- Alcides profile at Soccerway