Alex Corvo
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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Alex Corvo is an Australian rugby league trainer and former player who played in the 1990s. He played professionally for the Canberra Raiders before working as a trainer for the Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors.
His brother, Mark Corvo, also played for the Canberra Raiders.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/3018507/Ebrill-joins-exodus-to-Salford.html|title=Ebrill joins exodus to Salford|first=Michael|last=Fisher|publisher=|accessdate=11 September 2017|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912113807/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/3018507/Ebrill-joins-exodus-to-Salford.html|url-status=live}}
Playing career
Corvo played five first grade games for the Canberra Raiders during the 1991 NSWRL season.
Trainer career
Corvo worked as the Salford City Reds' fitness trainer in 2001.
Corvo was the Melbourne Storm's head of performance between 2002 until 2013. He worked with the Australia Kangaroos between 2009 and 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/96673759/warriors-seek-hard-edge-after-signing-strength-and-conditioning-guru-alex-corvo|title=Warriors seek 'hard edge' after signing strength and conditioning guru Alex Corvo|website=Stuff|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911164855/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/96673759/warriors-seek-hard-edge-after-signing-strength-and-conditioning-guru-alex-corvo|url-status=live}}
Corvo joined the Brisbane Broncos in 2014 as their head of strength and conditioning.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/new-broncos-highperformance-boss-alex-corvo-can-save-anthony-griffins-job/news-story/f79560122cfc64673fedf3a87a83d0c5|title=Broncos reveal secret weapon|publisher=}} He joined the Queensland Maroons for the 2016 and 2017 State of Origin series'.{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/05/13/corvo_joins_maroons_.html|title=Corvo joins Maroons staff|first=NRL Digital|last=Media|publisher=|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911161924/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/05/13/corvo_joins_maroons_.html|url-status=live}}
He joined the New Zealand Warriors as strength and conditioning coach for three years, beginning with the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11919582|title=NRL: Warriors sign Broncos and former Storm high-performance guru Alex Corvo|publisher=|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192100/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11919582|url-status=live}}