Alan Carlos Gomes da Costa (born 22 February 1983), commonly known as Alanzinho, is a Brazilian retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as an

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. His former clubs include

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(2002–2003), America-RJ (2004), Paranoá (2005) and Stabæk (2005–2009).

Career

Stabæk

Alanzinho played an important part during Stabæk's title winning season in 2008, winning both NISO's player of the year award – an award where every league player cast a vote – and the Kniksen midfield of the year award. On 15 May 2008, Alanzinho penned a three-year deal with Stabæk.

Trabzonspor

On 27 January 2009, Stabæk officially confirmed that they had agreed with

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and that Alanzinho was free to go to Turkey to undergo a medical and agree on personal terms. He signed an official contract for Trabzonspor on 28 January 2009, his contract lasts for years until the summer of 2012. He scored his first goal against Galatasaray.

Balıkesirspor

In July 2014, Alanzinho signed a contract with newly promoted team Balıkesirspor. The contract was for two years.

Career statistics

Honours

Stabæk *

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Trabzonspor *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

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Individual *

Kniksen Award The Kniksen Award (), established in 1990, honors the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen". Categories Category A A jury comp ...

: Midfielder of the Year in 2007, Midfielder of the Year in 2008 * NISO Player's player of the year Award

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alanzinho Living people 1983 births Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey CR Flamengo footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Stabæk Fotball players Trabzonspor footballers Balıkesirspor footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Kniksen Award winners Gaziantep F.K. footballers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen