João Alexandre Santos

João Alexandre Santos Vilacova (born 29 November 1973 in Porto), known as Alexandre, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Brought through the ranks of Varzim SC, Alexandre only knew one club throughout his professional career, which spanned almost two decades, also being the Póvoa de Varzim-based side's longtime captain. Almost always in the starting XI, he played three editions of the Primeira Liga with them (totalling 89 games and going scoreless in the process), but spent the vast majority of his career in the second division.

For 2009–10, after 26 years at the Estádio do Varzim SC, Alexandre signed with AD Esposende in the Braga regional leagues, helping it return to the fourth level in his first season. He began his coaching career precisely with the latter team.