Dirk Kuyt 'honoured' to have played with Alex De Souza

Dirk Kuyt ‘honoured’ to have played with Alex De Souza [divider]

Dirk Kuyt revealed that he was honoured to have played with Alex De Souza at Fenerbahçe following the Brazilian playmakers retirement today.

Kuyt shared an image posing with Alex in a Fenerbahçe shirt via his Instagram account with the caption, “Alex de Souza, great player, great career and a great personality. We only played a few games together, but I’m honored to have played with you. I wish you all the best in the future.”

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Kuyt and Alex played briefly together at Fenerbahçe in 2012.

Alex guided the Istanbul club to three Turkish Super League titles including a memorable 2006-07 championship trophy on the Yellow Canaries centenary year.

The 37-year-old playmaker spent eight years in Istanbul scoring 104 goals in 398 games for the Turkish giants.