Alexis (footballer, born 1974)

José Alejandro Suárez Martín (born 6 March 1974), known as Alexis, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

For his nephew, also born José Alejandro Suárez, see Álex Suárez (footballer, born 1993).
This article is about one specific footballer known mononymously as Alexis. For other people with the same name, see Alexis (footballer, born 1985) and Alexis Sánchez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Alexis
Personal information
Full name José Alejandro Suárez Martín
Date of birth (1974-03-06) 6 March 1974
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Las Palmas 61 (1)
1995–2003 Tenerife 163 (8)
2003–2007 Levante 129 (8)
2007–2008 Valladolid 11 (0)
Total 364 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 195 matches and seven goals over eight seasons, representing in the competition Tenerife, Levante and Valladolid.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Alexis started playing professionally with hometown's UD Las Palmas, by then in Segunda División B. Subsequently, he joined neighbours CD Tenerife,[1][2] making his La Liga debut in the 1995–96 season as they finished in fifth position.

After Tenerife's second top level relegation in four years, in 2002, Alexis played a further season with the club before signing for Levante UD, being instrumental in the Valencia side's 2004 promotion. Following another promotion and relegation with the latter he scored a rare goal in 2006–07, in a 1–0 away win against Recreativo de Huelva on 17 September 2006,[3] being an undisputed first-choice throughout the top flight campaign (33 starts in 34 appearances, 2,979 minutes of action).

In the summer of 2007, Alexis moved to Real Valladolid, appearing sparingly throughout the season and being released in October of the following year despite still having a contract running, alongside teammate Cifu, in the same predicament.[4]

References
  1. García, Miguel (24 December 2015). "Tú a Gran Canaria y yo a Tenerife" [You to Gran Canaria and myself to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?" [What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. El Levante se impone al Recreativo (Levante defeat Recreativo); Marca, 17 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. Daniel Cifuentes dice que "no podemos perdonar ni un solo euro" (Daniel Cifuentes says "we cannot forgive one single euro"); Soitu, 5 September 2008 (in Spanish)
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