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My Take
Alex de Souza is, to me, one of football's quietly perfect number tens. A Curitiba-born playmaker who became Fenerbahçe's long-serving captain and the highest-scoring foreign player in Süper Lig history, he embodies the kind of cerebral creativity I love in attacking midfielders. At 175 centimeters he was never going to overpower anyone, so he ruled through vision, touch, and timing instead. What I find admirable is how fully he committed to a club far from home and became a genuine icon there. Now coaching, he's the type who should be able to pass on that rare, unhurried intelligence to a new generation of players.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alex de Souza
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンドロ・デ・ソウザ
- Reading
- あれくさんどろ・で・そうざ
- Born
- September 14, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alex de Souza born?
Born September 14, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Alex de Souza from?
Alex de Souza is from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
What does Alex de Souza do?
Alex de Souza works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Alex de Souza?
Alex de Souza is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.