Alexandre Guimarães
Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is Guimarães.
Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães (born 7 November 1959) is a Costa Rican football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães | ||
Date of birth | (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979 | Durpanel | (16) | |
1980–1981 | Puntarenas | ||
1982–1991 | Saprissa | (14) | |
1992 | Turrialba | ||
Total | 377 | (95) | |
International career‡ | |||
1985–1990 | Costa Rica | 16 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1995 | Belén | ||
1996–1997 | Herediano | ||
1997–2000 | Saprissa | ||
1999 | Comunicaciones | ||
2000–2002 | Costa Rica | ||
2003 | Cartaginés | ||
2004 | Irapuato | ||
2004–2005 | Dorados de Sinaloa | ||
2005–2006 | Costa Rica | ||
2006–2008 | Panama | ||
2009–2010 | Al Wasl | ||
2010–2011 | Al Dhafra | ||
2011–2012 | Saprissa | ||
2012–2014 | Tianjin Teda | ||
2016–2018 | Mumbai City | ||
2019–2020 | América de Cali | ||
2020–2021 | Atlético Nacional | ||
2022–2023 | América de Cali | ||
2024-Currently | Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2016 |
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Born and raised in Brazil, Guimarães played for the Costa Rica national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and was also their manager in the 2002 and 2006 editions. He had successful runs with teams like Al Wasl in United Arab Emirates, Tianjin Teda in China and Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica. His son Celso Borges currently plays for Alajuelense.