Alexandre Guimarães

Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães (born 7 November 1959) is a Costa Rican football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Alexandre Guimarães
Guimarães in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães
Date of birth (1959-11-07) 7 November 1959
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 Durpanel (16)
1980–1981 Puntarenas
1982–1991 Saprissa (14)
1992 Turrialba
Total 377 (95)
International career
1985–1990 Costa Rica 16 (2)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Belén
1996–1997 Herediano
1997–2000 Saprissa
1999 Comunicaciones
2000–2002 Costa Rica
2003 Cartaginés
2004 Irapuato
2004–2005 Dorados de Sinaloa
2005–2006 Costa Rica
2006–2008 Panama
2009–2010 Al Wasl
2010–2011 Al Dhafra
2011–2012 Saprissa
2012–2014 Tianjin Teda
2016–2018 Mumbai City
2019–2020 América de Cali
2020–2021 Atlético Nacional
2022–2023 América de Cali
2024-Currently Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2016

Born and raised in Brazil, Guimarães played for the Costa Rica national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and was also their manager in the 2002 and 2006 editions. He had successful runs with teams like Al Wasl in United Arab Emirates, Tianjin Teda in China and Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica. His son Celso Borges currently plays for Alajuelense.

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