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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Mineiro
| fullname = Alexander Pereira Cardoso
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|15}}
| birth_place = [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil
| height = 1.75m
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1994&ndash;1995
| youthclubs1 = [[América Futebol Clube (MG)|América-MG]]
| years1 = 1996
| years2 = 1997
| years3 = 1998
| years4 = 1999
| years5 = 1999&ndash;2000
| years6 = 2000
| years7 = 2001&ndash;2002
| years8 = 2003
| years9 = 2003&ndash;2007
| years10 = 2004
| years11 = 2005&ndash;2006
| years12 = 2008
| years13 = 2009
| years14 = 2009&ndash;2010
| clubs1 = [[América Futebol Clube (MG)|América-MG]]
| clubs2 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs3 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| clubs4 = [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]]
| clubs5 = [[União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube|União Barbarense]]
| clubs6 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs7 = [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
| clubs8 = [[Tigres UANL]]
| clubs9 = [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
| clubs10 = → [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] (loan)
| clubs11 = → [[Kashima Antlers]] (loan)
| clubs12 = [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
| clubs13 = [[Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense|Grêmio]]
| clubs14 = [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 13
| caps3 = 18
| caps4 = 
| caps5 = 
| caps6 = 7
| caps7 = 41
| caps8 = 
| caps9 = 37
| caps10 = 43
| caps11 = 58
| caps12 = 35
| caps13 = 6
| caps14 = 18
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 2
| goals4 = 
| goals5 = 
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 20
| goals8 = 
| goals9 = 15
| goals10 = 15
| goals11 = 25
| goals12 = 19
| goals13 = 1
| goals14 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 = 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
}}

'''Alexander Pereira Cardoso''' (born March 15, 1975), most commonly known as '''Alex Mineiro''', is a former Brazilian [[Association football|football]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Club statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Brazil
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa do Brasil]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|1997||[[Cruzeiro EC|Cruzeiro]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||14||4||||||||||14||4
|-
|1998||[[EC Vitória|Vitória]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||19||4||||||||||19||4
|-
|1999||[[EC Bahia|Bahia]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000||[[Cruzeiro EC|Cruzeiro]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||5||0||||||||||5||0
|-
|2001||rowspan="2"|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]||rowspan="2"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||21||9||||||||||21||9
|-
|2002||16||3||||||||||16||3
|-
! colspan=3 |Mexico
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|2002/03||[[Tigres UANL]]||[[Primera División de México|Primera División]]||||||||||||||||
|-
! colspan=3 |Brazil
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa do Brasil]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|2003||[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||19||6||||||||||19||6
|-
|2004||[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||43||15||||||||||43||15
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[J.League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|2005||rowspan="2"|[[Kashima Antlers]]||rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]||27||15||2||1||3||1||32||17
|-
|2006||31||10||1||1||9||5||41||16
|-
! colspan=3 |Brazil
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa do Brasil]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|2007||[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||28||9||||||||||28||9
|-
|2008||[[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
||32||19||||||||||||
|-
|2009||[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||7||2||||||||||||
|-
|2009||[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||||||||||||||||
|-
!rowspan=3| Country !!colspan=2| Brazil
!165||50||||||||||165||50
|-
!colspan=2|Mexico
!||||||||||||||
|-
!colspan=2|Japan
!58||25||3||2||12||6||73||33
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!223||75||3||2||12||6||238||83
|}

==Honours==

===Club===
'''Cruzeiro'''
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: 1997
*[[Minas Gerais State Championship]]: 1997

'''Atlético Paranaense'''
*[[Brazilian Série A]]: 2001
*[[Paraná State Championship]]: 2001, 2005

'''Palmeiras'''
*[[São Paulo State Championship]]: 2008

===Individual===
* [[Bola de Ouro]]: [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2001|2001]]
* [[Campeonato Paulista]] Top Scorer: [[Campeonato Paulista 2008|2008]]
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year]]: [[2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hexacampeão, São Paulo domina também o Prêmio Craque Brasileirão|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Brasileirao/Serie_A/0,,MUL915557-9827,00-HEXACAMPEAO+SAO+PAULO+DOMINA+TAMBEM+O+PREMIO+CRAQUE+BRASILEIRAO.html |access-date=21 June 2009 |date=8 December 2008 |publisher=Globo Esporte |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.alexmineiro.com.br/}} {{in lang|pt}}
*{{Sambafoot|860_alex_mineiro}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182552/http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=122888 CBF] {{in lang|pt}}
*{{J.League player}}

{{2001 Bola de Prata}}
{{2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year}}
{{Bola de Ouro}}
{{Campeonato Paulista top scorers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mineiro, Alex}}
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[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico]]
[[Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players]]
[[Category:Kashima Antlers players]]
[[Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players]]
[[Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players]]
[[Category:Tigres UANL footballers]]
[[Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players]]
[[Category:SE Palmeiras players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:Grêmio FBPA players]]
[[Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players]]
[[Category:Liga MX players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Belo Horizonte]]
[[Category:Copa Libertadores–winning players]]
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