Carlos Alexandre Torres (born 22 August 1966), known as Alexandre Torres, is a Brazilian retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. His father is former footballer
Carlos Alberto Torres.
Career
Club career
Torres played professionally in Brazil and Japan for
Fluminense,
Vasco da Gama
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Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
and
Nagoya Grampus Eight
; formerly known as is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration of the league, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017.
Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture an ...
.
At
Nagoya Grampus
; formerly known as is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration of the league, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017.
Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture an ...
he was signed by the manager
Arsène Wenger
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, who seemed to recognise his agent's face from somewhere – bemused to find out it was his father and Brazil legend
Carlos Alberto.
International career
Torres was called up to the
Brazil national squad in 1992, making one international appearance.
References
External links
Player profile at SambaFoot.com*
1966 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Fluminense FC players
CR Vasco da Gama managers
Nagoya Grampus players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
J1 League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Men's association football defenders
Brazilian football managers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
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