Alex Raphael Meschini
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Alex Raphael Meschini (born March 25, 1982 in Cornélio Procópio
) is a football
player from Brazil
, he currently plays at Corinthians
.
on March 11, 2004 for a fee of 450.000 euro, signing a 4 year deal. He joined FC Spartak Moscow
in February 2009. With the departure of Martin Jiranek
to Birmingham City, Alex was named the new captain of Spartak after just one and a half seasons with the club.
On May 13, 2011, Spartak agreed the transfer of Alex to Corinthians. Four days later, on May 17, he was presented by the club in São Paulo. He will officially be able to join the club on 20 June when the Brazilian International transfer window re-opens.
in 70th minute in the match against Venezuela to make his international debut.
Cornélio Procópio
Cornélio Procópio is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
) is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, he currently plays at Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
.
Career
Alex Meschini joined Internacional from GuaraniGuarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
on March 11, 2004 for a fee of 450.000 euro, signing a 4 year deal. He joined FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
in February 2009. With the departure of Martin Jiranek
Martin Jiránek
Martin Jiránek is a Czech international footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club FC Terek Grozny. A defender, Jiránek has played in the top division of several countries.-Spartak Moscow:...
to Birmingham City, Alex was named the new captain of Spartak after just one and a half seasons with the club.
On May 13, 2011, Spartak agreed the transfer of Alex to Corinthians. Four days later, on May 17, he was presented by the club in São Paulo. He will officially be able to join the club on 20 June when the Brazilian International transfer window re-opens.
International
On October 12, 2008, Alex replaced KakáKaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...
in 70th minute in the match against Venezuela to make his international debut.