Alex Pereira

Alejandro Américo 'Alex' Pereira Amorín (born 15 January 1977) is a retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He spent his entire professional career in Spain, with Sporting de Gijón and Recreativo.

Football career

The son of a Venezuelan father and a Portuguese mother, Pereira was born in Caracas and moved with his family to Spain in his teens, settling in Asturias. His first club was lowly UP Langreo, for which he played one season in the third division.

In 1998 Pereira signed for neighbouring Sporting de Gijón, but appeared rarely for the first team during his spell, only collecting ten second level appearances. After three years he joined fellow league side Recreativo de Huelva, experiencing his best season as a professional in his debut campaign as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 24-year absence (26 games played).

In 2002–03, Pereira appeared in 15 matches – all starts – as Recre was immediately relegated back. After no appearances in the 2004–05 season, due to injury, he retired from football at the age of only 28.

Alex Pereira (kickboxer)

Alexsandro Pereira (born July 7, 1987), commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro is a Brazilian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He turned to kickboxing after giving up a career as a boxer. Pereira came to prominence when he became a WAKO Pro Panamerican champion in 2013. He has competed in promotions such as the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, It's Showtime, Jungle Fight and WGP Kickboxing, and signed with Glory in 2014.

As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by GLORY.

Career

He won the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating Dustin Jacoby by first round knockout in the semi-finals and Sahak Parparyan by majority decision in the final.

It was announced during the Glory 15: Istanbul broadcast that Pereira would be one of eight fighters competing in the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 2014. He lost to eventual champion Artem Levin by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.