Former player Alex was announced this Saturday as the new coach of Antalyaspor, in Türkiye. The Brazilian will lead the team during the next two seasons (2024/25 and 2025/26).
Thus, Alex returns to the European country twenty years after being announced as a Fenerbahce athlete, where he made history and won six titles, including three Turkish Championships, two Super Cups and one Turkish Cup. In total, he played in Türkiye for eight and a half seasons. Now, he returns as a coach.
🌟🩺 Welcome to Antalyaspor, Alex de Souza!@sinanboztepee 🤝 @Alex10 #youlove 😉 pic.twitter.com/dKxXYLXAia
— Bitexen Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) May 18, 2024
The 46-year-old commander recalled his history in the country and celebrated the agreement with Antalyaspor.
“In 2004 I set foot in Turkey for the first time to write a wonderful piece of my sporting life and also my personal life. And today twenty years later, with the agreement with Antalyaspor, I return once again to Turkey, to write another page. This time in another position, outside. As a football coach,” said Alex, who then greeted the fans speaking in Turkish.
In his career as a coach, Alex led São Paulo’s under-20 team, between 2021 and 2022, and Avaí, in 2023.
As a player, in addition to playing for Fenerbahce, the former midfielder also had spells at Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Parma-ITA.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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