http://chelsea.sina.com.cn/news/2007-08-16/08533322.html

PLAYER PROFILES

Alex


Chelsea's most recent signing joined on the eve of the new Premier League
season after three years playing in Holland at PSV Eindhoven. Chelsea held
the first option to sign him when he left.

他是最近加盟切爾西的球員，在荷蘭PSV埃因霍溫效力3年後，他在新賽季英超聯賽的
前一天加盟。當他離開時，切爾西有優先續簽權。


The 25-year-old Brazilian international defender put his signature to a
three-year deal and along with Tal Ben-Haim is an important reinforcement
in a rearguard that had been holed badly by injuries the previous
campaign.

25歲的巴西國腳後衛簽下了一份三年的合同，他和本哈伊姆都是對上賽季由於傷病而
遭到嚴重破壞的後防線上的重要補充。


Prior to PSV, Alex played in his homeland at Santos, the Sao Paulo club
made famous around the globe by Pele.

在PSV之前，阿萊士曾經在祖國的桑托斯隊效力，這家聖保羅的俱樂部以貝利聞名全
球。


After moving to Europe, the young player was part of a side that won three
consecutive Dutch league titles with a domestic double completed in
2004-5. In the Champions League last season he made the headlines by
heading the goal that knocked Arsenal out at the first knockout stage.

來到歐洲後，這名年輕球員成為了荷蘭聯賽三連冠球隊中的一員，並在2004-2005賽
季獲得國內雙冠王。在上賽季的冠軍聯賽首輪淘汰賽中，他頭球破門淘汰了阿森納，
成為了報紙的頭條新聞。


Having made his international debut in 2003, he was part of the Brazil
side that won the 2007 Copa America in the summer, playing in the 3-0
defeat of Argentina in the Final, his 14th cap. He made his Chelsea debut
away to Liverpool in the third game of the season.

2003年，他開始了國際比賽生涯，他是今年夏天贏得2007美洲盃的巴西隊中的一員，
在決賽中，他們3-0戰勝了阿根廷，這是他代表巴西隊參加的第14場比賽。