Alex Alves (footballer, born 1974)

Alex Alves
Personal information
Full name	Alexandro Alves do Nascimento
Date of birth	30 December 1974
Place of birth	Campo Formoso, Brazil
Date of death	14 November 2012 (aged 37)
Place of death	Jaú, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Vitória
1994–1995	Palmeiras
1996	Juventude (RS)
1997	Portuguesa (SP)
1998–1999	Cruzeiro
1999–2003	Hertha BSC
2003	Atlético Mineiro
2004	Vasco da Gama
2005–2006	Vitória
2007	Boavista (RJ)
2008	Fortaleza
2008	Boavista (RJ)
2008–2009	Kavala
2010	União Rondonópolis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2008

Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (30 December 1974 – 14 November 2012) was a Brazilian footballer^[1] who currently plays for Kavala in Greece. He previously played in Brazil for Vitória, Palmeiras, Juventude (RS), Portuguesa (SP), Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama, Boavista (RJ) and Fortaleza, and in Germany for Hertha BSC.

Death

Alex Alves died on 14 November 2012 at Jaú after facing a battle against leukaemia.^[2]

He died in 13 November 2012 victim of leukemia<ref>"Alex Alves, ex-Palmeiras e Cruzeiro, morre no interior de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 14 November 2012.