Domingos Alexandre Martins Costa, also known as Alex, is a reired Portuguese defender. He was born on 6 September 1979 in Guimarães, Portugal.
In 1998 Alex started his professional career in Fafe. Despite the fact that he lacked experience of playing football at a professional level, Costa was given a chance to get into the starting XI after he had made several successful appearances for this club in the debut season. For three years Alex featured for Fafe where he played 72 games in the starting line-up and scored 12 goals.
In the summer 2001 the defender penned a contract with another Portuguese outfit Moreirense which achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga in 2012. During two seasons, from 2001 to 2003, Alex was one of the key defenders of Moreirense where he kicked 9 goals in 56 matches.
In the summer 2003 Alex was offered to join Benfica with which he eventually signed a professional contract. During the first season Costa made 14 appearances in the starting eleven, however it was the only thing he could count on. The club’s management wasn’t satisfied with his performance, that’s why in the summer 2004 Alex was farmed out to Vitória Guimarães in order not to lose his shape. During the 2004/2005 campaign Costa was one of the key defenders and scored 4 goals in 31 games for this Portuguese club.
In 2005 Alex moved to Germany where he penned an agreement with Wolfsburg. Despite wide experience and excellent quality of his play, Costa didn’t manage to secure a place in the starting eleven of the German side where he featured only in 21 matches during four years.
In 2009 the footballer was offered to join Vitória Guimarães where he was known for his solid performance in the past. In the summer 2009 the defender sealed a deal with this Portuguese club where played successfully until retirement in 2013.
In 2005 Alex Costa was capped 3 times for the Portugal national football team.
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