Alecsandro
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Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino or simply Alecsandro (born 4 February 1981 in Bauru
Bauru
Bauru is a Brazilian city and municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is also the capital of the micro-region of Bauru...

), is a Brazilian footballer
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...

 who plays as a striker for Vasco da Gama.

Career

In 2006–07, he played on-loan, as a striker, for the Portuguese giants Sporting. Most notably he is the brother-in-law of Portugal
Portugal national football team
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 ace Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....

.

Alecsandro joined Sporting with a promising record with his club Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

, 10 goals in 18 games. Alecsandro recorded his first Sporting goal against Desportivo Aves in a league match.

He is the son of Reinaldo Felisbino
Reinaldo Felisbino
Reinaldo Felisbino, a.k.a Lela was a Brazilian football player.Felisbino was born in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. He played as a right-winger, beginning and ending his career with Esporte Clube Noroeste in Bauru...

 and the brother of Richarlyson and brother-in-law to Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....

 who are all professional footballers. Alecsandro returned to Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

 after his loan spell with Sporting ended.

However his agent Oldegard Filho has confirmed that Alecsandro will be leaving Cruzeiro in January 2008 with PSG
PSG
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 the only club showing a firm interest.

Despite the interest from PSG
PSG
PSG may refer to:Firearms:* Prickskyttegevär, Swedish for sniper rifle, see PSG-90* Präzisions-Scharfschützen-Gewehr, a German sniper rifle, see PSG-1Places:* Petersburg James A...

, he later joined Al Wahda FC in January 2008. Sport Club Internacional have engaged Brazilian striker Alecsandro on 28 January 2009.

Honours

  • Nordeste Cup: 1999
  • Bahia State League: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Minas Gerais State League: 2006
  • Portuguese Cup: 2007
  • Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2009
  • Suruga Bank Championship: 2009
  • Copa Libertadores: 2010
  • Copa do Brasil: 2011

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