Alexander Kamianecky

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Alexander Kamianecky - often just called Alex - (born December 9, 1945 in Hanover as a child of refugees from Ukraine ) is a former soccer player who spent most of his playing career at America FC in Rio de Janeiro , where he was one of the great players the club's history applies. He was in the preselection of the Brazilian national team for the 1970 World Cup and was immortalized in the Hall of Fame of the Maracanã Stadium . At the beginning of the 1980s, he won the state championships in Maranhão and Rio Grande do Norte .

Live and act

Alex came to Brazil with his parents two years after the end of the Second World War. Between 1965 and 1966, the defender played at EC Aimoré in São Leopoldo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul . There he was discovered by Zizinho , the coach of CR Vasco da Gama from Rio de Janeiro at the time. The America FC but responded quickly and so he joined the club from the north Rios, where he remained until 1979th For America, where he was captain for twelve years, he played 673 games during this time, 176 of them in the national championship - in which eighth place as Rio's third best team in 1975 was the best placement - and scored 13 goals in this. He scored his goals primarily with his head but also as the enforcer of penalties. The highlight of his club career was winning the Taça Guanabara , the semi-series championship in Rio de Janeiro , from 1974. In 1967 and 1975 he was also second with the team in this competition.

In 1970 national coach João Saldanha took him into the official shortlist of 40 players for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The fact that the new national coach Mário Zagallo was not included in the eventual 22-man squad was a lasting disappointment for him. In 1977 the tall central defender, who was valued for his discipline, was awarded the Belfort Duarte Prize for extraordinary fairness. During his life he was neither expelled from the field nor warned. In addition to a medal, the award also gave him lifelong free entry to all Brazilian football stadiums.

In 1980 he played in the Brazilian championship for Sport Recife and then in the national championship at América FC in the state of Rio Grande do Norte . In 1981 he finished his playing career with the Moto Club in São Luís , the capital of the north-east Brazilian state of Maranhão . With the latter two clubs he succeeded in winning the respective national championships . In these engagements, he made it a fundamental condition never to have to compete against America.

He was fondly remembered at America FC of Rio, for whom he played again in the senior national championship in later years, and was elected to the team of the 20th century in 2000. He is also one of the hundred chosen to be accepted into the Maracanã Stadium 's Hall of Fame . In addition to the footprints of players like Pelé , Garrincha , Beckenbauer and Eusébio , his is also immortalized there.

After his active career, he made both a coach and referee training and initially worked as a representative for computer paper. Alex Kamianecky has meanwhile started his own business and is currently living in Canoas ( RS ) where he also works as a talent scout.

In 2017 the author Sílvio Köhler published the book dedicated to him, Alex Coração Americano: o campeão do jogo limpo ("Alex the Heart of America: Master of the Clean Game"). At the launch in Rio, the 1970 world champion Jairzinho , the world star Zico and numerous illustrious figures from American history such as Edu Coimbra were present. "For me, there is America before and after Alex," noted the author. "He is a reference point as a player, an example as a defender and the honesty towards the club."

Alex commented on the occasion: "I am very grateful to the fans of America for their appreciation. I am sure that during this time they have done more for me than I did for them. These are moments that I will remember forever like winning the Taça Guanabara in 1974, when we had the best team and deserved to be champions. The Belfort Duarte Prize was also a very special moment. "

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literature

  • Sílvio Köhler: Alex Coração Americano: o campeão do jogo limpo , Editora 3 de Maio, Blumenau (SC), 2017
  • Martha Esteves: Onde Anda: Alex, o zagueiro leal e guerreiro , Placar , October 13, 1986, p. 80
personal data
SURNAME Kamianecky, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kamianecky, Alex; Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Brazilian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover