Legged keeper

36-year-old Alexandre Toledo from Sao Paulo in his youth was a professional footballer. His team played in Serie B championship in Brazil, he was its main goalkeeper. But fate would have it, in 1996, when Alexandre was only 18 years old, he got into a motorcycle accident and was left without a leg. Naturally, this put an end to the career player, but Alexandre did not give up, he continued to play their favorite game with the amateur teams. Now legged guard gate shows real miracles of dexterity, defending the team colors "Molek través." Alexandre shares his passion for the 4-year-old son Gu, do not miss a single match of his father. The picture story about a brave man on the eve of the World Cup in 2014 has prepared a Reuters photographer Nacho Doce.


































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