Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa

What stands out to me about Alex is how vivid his nicknames are. A defender who earns the labels "The Tank" and "Cannon of Vila Belmiro" clearly left an impression with raw physicality and a thunderous shot, which isn't usually what you remember about a centre-back. At 188 cm he had the frame to dominate the air and the box, and a Brazilian defender powerful enough to be feared for his striking is a rare blend I enjoy. I don't have his full club history here, but the imagery alone tells me he was the kind of player opponents braced for rather than ignored.

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Name (English)

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa

Name (Japanese)

アレックス・ロドリゴ・ディアス・ダ・コスタ

Reading

あれっくす・ろどりご・でぃあす・だ・こすた

Born

June 17, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20(footballer%2C%20born%20June%201982)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216142

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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