Sandro Alex Lobo Silva is the full namea famous Brazilian football player. He has a rather interesting life and career. And about the most interesting facts concerning this flank defender, it is better to tell in more detail.
early years
Сандро Алекс родился 26 января, в 1991 году, в a Brazilian municipality called Ananindeua. Like any other football player, he was fond of this sport since early childhood. His first club was "Atletico Paranaense", of which he is a pupil. And the professional career of the young "lateral" began there, in 2005.
The young athlete possessed all the qualities,necessary for the flank defender. He is strong, hardy, tall (178 cm) and a tightly knocked out football player. So breakthroughs on the flank followed by awnings he always turned out perfectly.
No wonder the boy was noticed. For the "hurricanes" he played 17 games, scoring one goal, and then was bought by "Santos". And that's where Alex started the road to success.
Further career
Young defender after his transition playedonly one match in the League of Paulista. In that season, "Santos" won first place. So Sandro Alex also became the champion of the state of São Paulo. But soon the young man became the "basis" of the team. For a year, spent in his new club, he played 52 games and scored three goals. This is a very good result, if you put in contrast to 17 meetings for 2 years in "Atletico Paranaense".
Thanks to Alex's excellent game, his new clubreceived a ticket to the coveted Cup Libertadores in 2011 (which "fish" then won). And then, not without the help of Sandro, the club for the second time in a row became the winner of the League of Paulista. Alex held his last meeting for Santos on July 3, 2011.
Performances in the national team and the transition to "Porto"
After 20 days after the last match for "fish"it became known that Alex Sandro left the club. Footballer joined the composition of "Porto". His "dragons" bought out for almost 10 million euros. The scheme of the deal was quite interesting. The contract was concluded through the Uruguayan "Deportivo Maldonado", which formally took over the rights to the defender after that.
And in 2011, the Brazilian began to speak fortheir national team. Until that moment he played in the composition of up to 20 years, had 10 meetings, but then came to a new level. Even appeared on the field in the starting lineup - in a friendly match against the Egyptian national team. And in the Olympic team played three matches.
In the "Port", the Brazilian spent four years, and for thistime he played 83 matches, even scored three goals. In one of the early interviews, the footballer told what he likes in the European club - he is given enough playing time, and the coach shows confidence. Together with Porto, Alex twice won the Portuguese Championship and once the Super Bowl. Besides, for him these were years of invaluable experience.
Moving to Italy
In 2015 it became known - Alex Sandrogoes to Juventus, one of the best clubs in Europe. This was a real event. The footballer himself said that his main quality lies in the desire to win and the one hundred percent reward for the sake of achieving the goal. And so, he achieved it - he was invited to Juventus, which he had long dreamed of. Sandro said that it was in this club that he would like to develop not only as a footballer, but also as a person. Defender admitted - the philosophy and style of "Juventus" he was always close. And the game Del Piero and Trezego inspired the victory.
By the way, Sandro Alex chose the 12th number because the Hulk, with whom they are firmly friends, wore a T-shirt with this figure when he was still playing for Porto.
So far, on the Brazilian's account 22 matches heldfor Juventus, and two goals scored. Together with the "old lord" he has already become the Champion of Italy and the winner of the Cup (in the season 2015/16), but you can be sure - this is far from his last achievements.
