Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ribeira Pena | ||
| 1995–1998 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2001 | Fafe | 76 | (16) |
| 2001–2003 | Moreirense | 57 | (8) |
| 2003–2005 | Benfica | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2005–2009 | Wolfsburg | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Vitória Guimarães | 95 | (0) |
| Total | 295 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Felgueiras | ||
| 2014 | Académico Viseu | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa (born 6 September 1979), commonly known as Alex, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a right back, and a current manager.
Over the course of seven seasons (15 years in total as a professional) he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 170 games and seven goals, mainly at the service of Vitória de Guimarães. He also spent four years in Germany with Wolfsburg.
Football career
Alex was born in Guimarães. After five seasons spent at both A.D. Fafe and Moreirense FC he made his first division debuts with S.L. Benfica, mainly deputising for established Miguel. In 2004–05, he served a season-long loan spell at Vitória de Guimarães.
After good performances at Vitória which earned him a national team call-up (three matches, including two in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers), Benfica sold Alex to VfL Wolfsburg on the very last days of the summer transfer window.[1] He had a relatively successful debut campaign, but only appeared four times in the Bundesliga in the next three combined (none in the last two).
In late May 2009 Alex signed for former side Vitória de Guimarães, on a free transfer.[2] During that first season he operated mostly as a right back, going on to be fully reconverted to the position in the following years and being an automatic first-choice.
On 3 July 2013, Alex announced his retirement from professional football at the age of nearly 34, immediately starting his managing career with FC Felgueiras in the regional championships.[3]
Honours
- Moreirense
- Benfica
- Vitória Guimarães
References
- ↑ "Fußball: VfL Wolfsburg verpflichtet portugiesischen Verteidiger Alex" [Football: VfL Wolfsburg acquires Portuguese defender Alex] (in German). kicker. 20 August 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Alex verlässt Wolfsburg in Richtung Portugal" [Alex leaves Wolfsburg towards Portugal] (in German). Goal.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Alex despediu-se em lágrimas" [Alex said goodbye in tears] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa profile at ForaDeJogo
- Alex at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Alex at National-Football-Teams.com