Place of birth Santiago (RS), Brazil Number 10 Name Alex Rosa Height 1.72 m | Playing position Years Team Role Football player Current team Club Bolivar | |
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Full name Alex Rodrigo Da Rosa Comelles Date of birth (1976-06-01) June 1, 1976 (age 39) | ||
Alex Da Rosa Goles 2009
Alex Rodrigo da Rosa Comelles (born June 1, 1976 in Santiago, Brasil), best known as Alex da Rosa, is a naturalized Bolivian football midfielder, who plays for Bolivar in the Bolivian First Division.
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Club career
Da Rosa began his career at the youth ranks of his hometown club Caxias. He continued playing in Brazil for other lower division clubs such as Esporte Clube Sao Bento, Uberlandia Esporte Clube and Esporte Clube Sao Jose. In 1999 Alex arrived in Bolivia for the first time and signed for big club Oriente Petrolero, however he did not live up the expectations and left after a couple of months. His next team was Hungarian side MTK Budapest FC where he played through 2000. Back in Bolivia he joined Mariscal Braun where he had an outstanding season. His performance bought him a transfer to The Strongest in 2002. For the next three years, he maintained a good form and scored several goals for the club, helping The Strongest win two national titles in that period. In 2004, he naturalized Bolivian hoping to get a call and play for the national team.
In 2005 he relocated to Germany to join Bonner SC, before transferring to Colombian team Deportes Tolima the following year. Later, da Rosa moved back to Bolivia to play for Club Aurora. Subsequently he signed for Blooming, but he was separated from the team shortly after because of indiscipline. Willing to clean his image, da Rosa joined Club San Jose in early 2007. At his arrival he became a key player in helping San Jose obtain the Clausura title. Therefore, he was recognized as the most valuable player by the Bolivian sports media. Now he is he 01 player in Club Bolivar.
International career
Since his naturalization, da Rosa has earned 5 caps for the Bolivian national team. He scored his first international goal for Bolivia on April 1, 2009, in that memorable victory over Argentina by 6-1 in La Paz.