José Alesio da Silva
Encyclopedia
José Alesio da Silva , commonly known as Alesio, is a retired Brazil
ian futsal
player and coach. He is currently coaching Azerbaijan national futsal team
and Araz Naxçivan
.
. In his first season in Spain
, he was voted the league's best player, but returned to Brazil
in 1998 with Inter Ulbra Porto Alegre, helping his team win both the national and Rio de Janeiro state titles followed by the Interclubes international tournament.
In 2000, he joined CR Vasco de Gama and again immediately won Rio state and Brazilian titles before returning to Barcelona, then joining MFK Spartak Moskva, where he lifted the 2003/04 Russian Super Cup.
in another player-coach role with TTG-Java Yugorsk.
In 2007, Alesio was appointed coach of Kairat Almaty, leading them to the Kazakhstan title and the UEFA Futsal Cup
finals before moving on to lead Azerbaijan
, and securing their first qualification for a major tournament. He also coaches the nation's leading club, Araz Naxçivan
, who beat Kairat 4-3 in November to reach the 2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup
, to be held in April.
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...
ian futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
player and coach. He is currently coaching Azerbaijan national futsal team
Azerbaijan national futsal team
The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...
and Araz Naxçivan
Araz Naxçivan
Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:...
.
Player
His playing career began in his native Brazil with Voltorantin Pernambuco, winning two state championships before a 1993 transfer to FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. In his first season in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, he was voted the league's best player, but returned to 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...
in 1998 with Inter Ulbra Porto Alegre, helping his team win both the national and Rio de Janeiro state titles followed by the Interclubes international tournament.
In 2000, he joined CR Vasco de Gama and again immediately won Rio state and Brazilian titles before returning to Barcelona, then joining MFK Spartak Moskva, where he lifted the 2003/04 Russian Super Cup.
Coach
Alesio was appointed player-coach at MFK Spartak Moskva and although he then went home to rejoin Ulbra, he was soon back in RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in another player-coach role with TTG-Java Yugorsk.
In 2007, Alesio was appointed coach of Kairat Almaty, leading them to the Kazakhstan title and the UEFA Futsal Cup
UEFA Futsal Cup
The UEFA Futsal Cup is an annual futsal competition for European club teams. It was founded in 2001–02, replacing the Futsal European Clubs Championship, a former competition never recognized as official, despite their 15 editions. The final of the 1st edition was disputed as a single game in...
finals before moving on to lead Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, and securing their first qualification for a major tournament. He also coaches the nation's leading club, Araz Naxçivan
Araz Naxçivan
Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:...
, who beat Kairat 4-3 in November to reach the 2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup
2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Group E:-Group F:-Group G:-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Final four:...
, to be held in April.