Photo: Douglas Teixeira from Santos, Brasil / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Cuca, born Alexi Stival in Curitiba, is exactly the kind of football life I find moving. As a forward he won Campeonato Gaúcho titles and earned a single Brazil cap in 1991, a modest playing résumé by Brazilian standards. But his real story unfolds on the bench. Reinventing himself as a coach and rising to lead Santos, he has rewritten that lone international appearance many times over through management. I love figures who refuse to let a fading playing career define them. Cuca proves that the second act, built on study and stubbornness, can outshine the first.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cuca
- Name (Japanese)
- クーカ
- Reading
- くーか
- Born
- June 7, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Cuca born?
Born June 7, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Cuca from?
Cuca is from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
What does Cuca do?
Cuca works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Cuca?
Cuca is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.