 Alcides withDnipro in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-13)13 March 1985 (age 40)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitória | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Vitória | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | →Benfica (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | →PSV (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Náutico | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Ferroviária | 22 | (3) |
| 2014 | →Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Criciúma (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Matonense | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 120 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2016 | |||
Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves (born 13 March 1985), known simply asAlcides, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as either aright back or acentral defender.
Born inSão José do Rio Preto,São Paulo, and a product ofSalvador da Bahia-basedEsporte Clube Vitória's youth system, Alcides had a short loan spell withFC Schalke 04 in Germany still in his teens. After a quick stint withSantos FC in his country, he returnedthe following season to Europe and signed withS.L. Benfica in Portugal, playing seven times as Benfica wonthe league after an 11-year wait; at this time, he was already owned byChelsea, which he never represented.
In January 2007 Alcides moved toPSV Eindhoven, going on to work with former Benfica bossRonald 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 firstEredivisie match for the club, againstAZ Alkmaar. During his one half season-spell he helped the side to back-to-back national championships, appearing in 21 league games in the2007–08 campaign (one goal) inclusively as aleft back.
On 9 August 2008, Alcides signed with Ukraine'sFC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Alcides helpedBrazil win the2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in theUnited Arab Emirates, appearing in all the matches.[2]
Alcides waskidnapped in Brazil, but was released after he convinced his abductors he was not a football player.[citation needed]
[3]Schalke 04
Benfica
PSV
Brazil U-20
