Álex da Rosa
Footballer (born 1976)
Álex Rodrigo da Rosa Comelles (born June 1, 1976), best known as Álex da Rosa, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bolivia national team at international level.
Club career
Born in Santiago, Brazil, 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 São Bento, Uberlândia Esporte Clube and Esporte Clube São José. In 1999 Álex 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 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.
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