Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.90 m | 2002–2003 Vitoria Weight 82 kg Name Alcides Alves Career start 2002 | |
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Full name Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araujo Alves Date of birth (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 30) Place of birth Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil Current team Associacao Ferroviaria de Esportes (Defender) | ||
Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves (born 13 March 1985), known simply as Alcides, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Associação Ferroviária de Esportes as either a right back or a central defender.
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Club career
Born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, and a product of Salvador da Bahia-based Esporte Clube Vitória's youth system, Alcides had a short loan spell with FC Schalke 04 in Germany still in his teens. After a quick stint with Santos FC in his country, he returned the following season to Europe and signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal, playing seven times as Benfica won the league after an 11-year wait; at this time he was already owned by Chelsea, which he never represented.
In January 2007 Alcides moved to PSV Eindhoven, going on to work with former Benfica boss Ronald Koeman, who said of him: "He [Alcides] is an extra re-inforcement for the defence and he can play in several positions at the back. He is tall, very thin and extremely fast." On 3 February he played his first Eredivisie match for the club, against AZ Alkmaar. During his one half season-spell he helped the side to back-to-back national championships, appearing in 21 league games in the 2007–08 campaign (one goal) inclusively as a left back.
On 9 August 2008, Alcides signed with Ukraine's FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
International career
Alcides helped Brazil win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates, appearing in all the matches.
Personal life
Alcides was kidnapped in Brazil, but was released after he convinced his abductors he was not a football player.