Álex da Rosa

Álex Rodrigo da Rosa Comelles (born June 1, 1976 in Santiago, Brasil), best known as Álex da Rosa, is a naturalized Bolivian football midfielder, who plays for Bolivar in the Bolivian First Division.

Álex Da Rosa
Personal information
Full name Álex Rodrigo Da Rosa Comelles
Date of birth (1976-06-01) June 1, 1976
Place of birth Santiago (RS), Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolivar
Number 10
Youth career
Caxias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Caxias ? (?)
1997 São Bento ? (?)
1998 Uberlândia EC ? (?)
1999 San José ? (?)
1999 Oriente Petrolero ? (?)
2000 Serrano FC ? (?)
2000 MTK Budapest FC ? (?)
2001 Mariscal Braun 38 (20)
2002–2004 The Strongest 86 (27)
2004–2005 Bonner SC 13 (0)
2006 Deportes Tolima 4 (0)
2006 Aurora 11 (1)
2007 Blooming 0 (0)
2007–2009 San José 88 (52)
2010– Bolívar 54 (10)
National team‡
2004– Bolivia 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 25, 2009

Club career

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 FC 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.

In 2005, he relocated to Germany to join Bonner SC, before transferring to Colombian team Deportes Tolima the following year. Later, da Rosa moved back to Bolivia to play for Club Aurora. Subsequently, he signed for Blooming, but he was separated from the team shortly after because of indiscipline.[1] Willing to clean his image, da Rosa joined Club San José in early 2007. At his arrival, he became a key player in helping San José obtain the Clausura title. Therefore, he was recognized as the most valuable player by the Bolivian sports media. Now he was the number 1 player in Club Bolívar.

International career

Since his naturalization, da Rosa has earned 5 caps for the Bolivia national team. He scored his first international goal for Bolivia on April 1, 2009, in that memorable victory over Argentina by 6-1 in La Paz.

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 April 1, 2009 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Argentina
3 – 1
6 - 1
 World Cup 2010 Qualifying

Club titles
Season Club Title
2003 (A)The StrongestLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2003 (C)The StrongestLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2007 (C)San JoséLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
2011 (AD)BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

References
  1. Sobre mojado llovido eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish)
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