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Alexandre Torres
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alexandre Torres
Date of birth (1966-08-22) 22 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1980–1985 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Fluminense 75 (3)
1991–1994 Vasco da Gama 42 (3)
1995–1999 Nagoya Grampus Eight 142 (11)
2000–2001 Vasco da Gama 10 (0)
Total 269 (17)
National team
1992 Brazil 1 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Alexandre Torres, known as Alexandre Torres, is a former professional football player from Brazil. He was born on August 22, 1966. Alexandre played as a defender, which means his main job was to stop the other team from scoring goals. His father is the famous football legend Carlos Alberto Torres.

Playing Career

Alexandre Torres had a long career playing football. He played for different clubs in Brazil and Japan. He also played for his country, Brazil.

Club Teams

Alexandre played for several well-known football clubs.

Playing in Brazil

He started his professional career at a famous Brazilian club called Fluminense. He played there from 1985 to 1990. Later, he joined another big Brazilian club, Vasco da Gama. He played for Vasco da Gama from 1991 to 1994. He returned to Vasco da Gama for his final season in 2000 and 2001.

Playing in Japan

Between his times at Vasco da Gama, Alexandre moved to Japan. He played for the team Nagoya Grampus Eight from 1995 to 1999. While he was playing there, a famous manager named Arsène Wenger signed him to the team. It's a fun story that Wenger recognized Alexandre's agent, who turned out to be his own father, Carlos Alberto Torres!

Playing for Brazil

Alexandre Torres also had the honor of playing for his country. He was chosen to be part of the Brazilian national squad in 1992. He played in one international match for Brazil.

See also

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