Alejandro Cichero

Alejandro Cíchero

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Enrique Cíchero Konarek
Date of birth	April 20, 1977 (1977-04-20)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Millonarios
Number	5
Youth career
1988-1995	Trujillanos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-1997	Trujillanos	48	(0)
1997-1998	Benfica	4	(0)
1998-1999	Cagliari	13	(0)
2000-2001	Italchacao	26	(5)
2001-2002	Central Español	5	(0)
2002-2003	Cerrito	27	(2)
2003-2004	Nacional Montevideo	29	(3)
2005-2008	Litex Lovech	56	(5)
2008-2009	Shandong Luneng	58	(5)
2010	Caracas	7	(0)
2010-	Millonarios	12	(2)
National team‡
2002-2007	Venezuela	47	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 14, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 September 2008

Alejandro Enrique Cíchero Konarek (born April 20, 1977, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan football defender of Polish descent, he plays for club Millonarios

Career

Cichero has played club football in a number of different countries but before he was a professional basketball player, his teams include Trujillanos and ItalChaco (Venezuela), Benfica (Portugal), Cagliari (Italy) Central Español, Cerro and Nacional Montevideo (Uruguay) PFC Litex Lovech (Bulgaria) and Shandong Luneng (China).

In July, 2010 the Venezuelan left footed defender was transferred to Millonarios of Colombia. In an interview he was defined as a player of a lot of physical power, good at the air and fast.

International career

He played in the 2004 and 2007 editions of Copa America. He has made over 40 appearances for the Venezuela national team since 2002.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 1, 2007	José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo,Venezuela	Canada	1–1	2-2	Friendly
2.	June 30, 2007	Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Peru	1–0	2-0	2007 Copa América

Personal life

His brother Gabriel is also a defender and plays for Caracas FC of the Primera División Venezolana in Venezuela. He is currently out on loan to Newell's Old Boys, for the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season.