Alex Silva (footballer, born 1985)

Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current technical coordinator of Brasília.

Club career
Alex Silva was born in Amparo, São Paulo.

On 23 January 2010, Alex Silva returned to São Paulo on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011.

Alex Silva retired in June 2019, aged 34.

International career
Uncapped Alex Silva was chosen for the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, for which Dunga rested several established players. He made his only tournament appearance for the eventual winners on 4 July, playing the final ten minutes of a 1–0 group win over Ecuador as a substitute for Dani Alves. On 22 August that year he played his only other game for Brazil, starting a 2–0 friendly win over Algeria in Montpellier, France.

Alex Silva was on Brazil's under-23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in China.

Personal life
Alex Silva is the younger brother of Luisão, a defender who spent most of his career with Portugal's S.L. Benfica and was an international teammate. In his late 20s, he became a born-again Christian, and expressed a desire to work as a pastor or missionary in his retirement.

Career statistics
''According to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística. ''

Honours
Vitória
 * Campeonato Baiano: 2003, 2004

São Paulo Brazil
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007, 2008
 * Copa América: 2007
 * Summer Olympic Bronze medal: Beijing 2008