Alexandre Gaúcho

Alexandre de Ávila Vieira (born 20 June 1969), better known as Alexandre Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Alexandre Gaúcho

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre de Ávila Vieira
Date of birth	(1969-06-20) 20 June 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Pelotas, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1989	Pelotas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Pelotas
1992	→ Goiás (loan)
1994	Internacional
1995–1996	Grêmio	45	(6)
1996	→ Araçatuba (loan)
1996	→ Guarani (loan)
1997	Araçatuba
1997	Juventude
1998	Rio Branco-SP
1999	Inter de Limeira
1999	Gama
2000–2001	Botafogo
2001	Flamengo	8	(0)
2002	Botafogo-SP
2002	Portuguesa
2002	Gama
2003	Nacional-AM
2004	Figueirense
2005	São Raimundo-AM
2006	Volta Redonda
2006	São Raimundo-AM
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2023

Career

Revealed at EC Pelotas, he was state champion in 1994 at SC Internacional. The following year, he was part of the squad that won Grêmio in the Copa Libertadores,^[1][2] but did not establish himself in the team and played for several other clubs in Brazil, with emphasis on Flamengo where he was champion of the 2001 Copa dos Campeões.^[3]

Personal life

in 2005 Alexandre Gaúcho was on the cover of the #089 issue of gay men's magazine G Magazine, in which he posed fully nude, with an erection.

Honours

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1994

Grêmio

• Copa Libertadores: 1995

Flamengo

• Copa dos Campeões: 2001

Nacional

• Campeonato Amazonense: 2003

Figueirense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2004