Chiquinho (footballer, born 1974)

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Chiquinho
Personal information
Full name Alexandre da Silva
Date of birth (1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 Borussia Mönchengladbach 36 (5)
2000–2002 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 41 (7)
2002–2004 Rot Weiss Ahlen 45 (3)
2004–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 17 (0)
2005–2009 Austria Kärnten 87 (10)
Total226(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandre da Silva (born 21 March 1974), better known by his nickname Chiquinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Chiquinho was born in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He began his football career at local team União São João de Araras and was, in 1997, on the brink of sealing a transfer to German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, after Dortmund was alerted to the player's talents by their former Brazil international Júlio César. This transfer did not work out as fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach rushed through an agreement with União São João to sign the player on a three-year contract for 2.2 million DEM. Chiquinho became the first ever player from Brazil to play for the former UEFA Cup winner.

Originally played as left sided wing back by Mönchengladbach's managers (and subsequently labelled as a surplus), Chiquinho was just as unable to meet expectations when he was given some share of playing-time in midfield under then manager Hans Meyer. [2] This resulted in Mönchengladbach's decision not to extend his deal and forced the player to join Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. He played for Oberhausen in between 2000 and 2002, after which he was transferred to Rot Weiss Ahlen. At Ahlen he spent another two years of his career before moving back to Oberhausen in 2004. However, this time he only spent one season there. In 2005, he moved to FC Superfund. In his first year at FC Superfund, Chiquinho played in 29 games and scored two goals. Between 2007 and 2009 he was contracted for Austrian Bundesliga side SK Austria Kärnten.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3] [4]
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1997–98 Bundesliga 171
1998–9971
1999–00 2. Bundesliga 123
Total365
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2000–012. Bundesliga180
2001–02237
Total417
Rot Weiss Ahlen 2002–032. Bundesliga221
2003–04232
Total453
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2004–052. Bundesliga170
FC Superfund /
Austria Kärnten
2005–06 Austrian Bundesliga 303
2006–07302
2007–08141
2008–09134
Total8710
Career total22625

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References

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  2. "Gladbachs Chiquinho nicht selbstmordgefährdet" (in German). Spiegel Online. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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