Alcides Araújo Alves

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Alcides
Full name	Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves
Date of birth	March 13, 1985 (1985-03-13) (age 23)
Place of birth	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
–2003 2003 2004 2004– 2004–2006 2007–2008	Esporte Clube Vitória FC Schalke 04 Santos Futebol Clube Chelsea → S.L. Benfica (loan) → PSV Eindhoven (loan)	06 (0) 06 (0) 02 (0) 00 (0) 21 (0) 33 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves, best known as Alcides (born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, March 13, 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven on loan from Chelsea and has played with many clubs in Brazil. He also played for FC Schalke 04 and S.L. Benfica .

Alcides was kidnapped in Brazil, but was released after he convinced his kidnappers he was not a football player.^{[citation needed]}

On February 3, 2007 he played his first Eredivisie match for PSV against AZ Alkmaar. He recently played in a UEFA Cup match against English side Tottenham Hotspur in which PSV won 1-0, and played the second leg also.