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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães B (coach) | ||
| 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 | VfL 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 | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vitória Guimarães (youth) | ||
| 2018– | Vitória Guimarães B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa (born 6 September 1979), commonly known as Alex, is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played mainly as a right back, and is the current manager of Vitória S.C. B.
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 AD Fafe and Moreirense FC he made his Primeira Liga 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 Portugal national team call-up (three matches, including two in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers),[1] Benfica sold Alex to VfL Wolfsburg on the very last days of the summer transfer window.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fafe | 1998–99 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1999–00 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 83 | 17 | ||||
| Moreirense | 2001–02 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 61 | 8 | ||||
| Benfica | 2003–04 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 2004–05 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Wolfsburg | 2005–06 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Wolfsburg II | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2009–10 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 95 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 0 | |
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 295 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 29 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
- Moreirense
- Benfica
- Vitória Guimarães
References
- ↑ "Estreias com Scolari raramente são a doer" [Debuts with Scolari rarely happen when it matters]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 May 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Fußball: VfL Wolfsburg verpflichtet portugiesischen Verteidiger Alex" [Football: VfL Wolfsburg acquire Portuguese defender Alex] (in German). kicker. 20 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. 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]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Alex". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Alex at Soccerway
- ↑ "Alex". European Football. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links
- Alex at TheFinalBall.com
- Alex at ForaDeJogo
- Alex manager stats at ForaDeJogo
- Alex at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Alex at National-Football-Teams.com