Alcides (footballer)

Alcides

Alcides with Dnipro in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves
Date of birth	(1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Vitória
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Vitória	8	(0)
2003	Schalke 04	6	(0)
2004	Santos	2	(0)
2004–2008	Chelsea	0	(0)
2004–2006	→ Benfica (loan)	20	(0)
2007–2008	→ PSV (loan)	30	(2)
2008–2012	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	17	(0)
2013	Náutico	3	(0)
2014–2016	Ferroviária	22	(3)
2014	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Criciúma (loan)	2	(0)
2017	Matonense	10	(1)
Total		120	(6)
International career
2003	Brazil U20	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2016

Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves (born 13 March 1985), known simply as Alcides, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as either a right back or a central defender.

Born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, and a product of Salvador da Bahia-based Esporte Clube Vitória's youth system, Alcides had a short loan spell with FC Schalke 04 in Germany still in his teens. After a quick stint with Santos FC in his country, he returned the following season to Europe and signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal, playing seven times as Benfica won the league after an 11-year wait; at this time, he was already owned by Chelsea, which he never represented.

In January 2007 Alcides moved to PSV Eindhoven, going on to work with former Benfica boss Ronald Koeman, who said of him: "He [Alcides] is an extra re-inforcement for the defence and he can play in several positions at the back. He is tall, very thin and extremely fast." On 3 February he played his first Eredivisie match for the club, against AZ Alkmaar. During his one half season-spell he helped the side to back-to-back national championships, appearing in 21 league games in the 2007–08 campaign (one goal) inclusively as a left back.

On 9 August 2008, Alcides signed with Ukraine's FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Alcides helped Brazil win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates, appearing in all the matches.^[2]

Alcides was kidnapped in Brazil, but was released after he convinced his abductors he was not a football player.^{[citation needed]}

• List of kidnappings

^[3] Schalke 04

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003^[4]

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2004–05
• Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2004–05

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Johan Cruijff Shield: Runner-up 2007

Brazil U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003

• Alcides at Sambafoot (archived)
• Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Alcides at Soccerway
• Alcides at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)