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Alex

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Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɛks ʁoˈdɾiɡu ˈdʒiaz dɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 17 June 1982), known as Alex, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was 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, Alex 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex is the 1,743rd most popular soccer player (up from 2,867th in 2024), the 373rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 562nd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alex ranks 1,743 out of 21,273. Before him are Fritz Laband, Sylvain Wiltord, Giorgio Ferrini, Răzvan Lucescu, Mousa Dembélé, and Tomáš Skuhravý. After him are Barry Hulshoff, Juan Antonio Pizzi, Mario Pizziolo, Eder, Hakim Ziyech, and Tom Finney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Alex ranks 58. Before him are Elisha Cuthbert, Antonio Cassano, Jared Padalecki, Marco Di Meco, Hayley Atwell, and Bergüzar Korel. After him are Pilou Asbæk, Ju Ji-hoon, Ruth Wilson, Shaun Murphy, Natalia Vodianova, and Sarah Sanders.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alex ranks 373 out of 2,236. Before him are Rubem Fonseca (1925), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Mauro Silva (1968), Susana Vieira (1942), Argemiro (1915), and Adhemar Pimenta (1896). After him are Norma Bengell (1935), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Otto Glória (1917), Fabinho (1993), Maneca (1926), and Tita (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Alex ranks 172. Before him are Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Ruy Ramos (1957), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Mauro Silva (1968), and Argemiro (1915). After him are Otto Glória (1917), Fabinho (1993), Maneca (1926), Tita (1958), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), and Roberto Emílio da Cunha (1912).

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