João Alves (footballer, born 1980)
João Artur Rosa Alves (born 18 August 1980) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Artur Rosa Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Chaves, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Chaves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Chaves | 152 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Braga | 22 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Sporting CP | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Vitória Guimarães | 118 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Omonia | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Académico Viseu | 29 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Freamunde | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 361 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Chaves, Alves started his professional career at hometown club G.D. Chaves,[1] making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 11 November 1998 in a 1–2 home loss against U.D. Leiria after coming in as a substitute in the 63rd minute. He appeared in a further nine league matches during that season, with the northerners eventually being relegated after ranking 17th.
In 2004–05, after five additional campaigns with Chaves in the second division, Alves joined S.C. Braga,[2] his first league appearance occurring on 14 November 2004 in a 0–0 draw at Leiria. After some solid performances that helped the Minho side finish fourth, he moved to Sporting CP.
After having appeared just twice for Sporting in 2006–07, Alves signed a three-year contract with Vitória S.C. in July 2007, with Sporting keeping half of the player's rights.[3] In his first year, he only missed one league game as his team came straight from the second level into a final third place.[4]
Alves made an average of 23 league appearances in the following three seasons, and on 20 June 2011 he replaced veteran Flávio Meireles as club captain.[5]
International career
On 17 August 2005, Alves made his debut for the Portugal national team, making an assist for Hélder Postiga in a 2–0 friendly win over Egypt.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chaves | 1998–99[7] | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000[7] | Segunda Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01[7] | Segunda Liga | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02[7] | Segunda Liga | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03[7] | Segunda Liga | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04[7] | Segunda Liga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 152 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | 158 | 18 | |||
| Braga | 2004–05[7] | Primeira Liga | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2005–06[7] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Sporting | 2005–06[7] | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006–07[7] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2007–08[7] | Primeira Liga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[7] | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2009–10[7] | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[7] | Primeira Liga | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12[7] | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 155 | 5 | ||
| Omonia | 2012–13[8] | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Académico Viseu | 2013–14[7] | Segunda Liga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| Freamunde | 2014–15[7] | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 361 | 30 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 420 | 35 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
Honours
References
- João Alves: «Só faltou terminar a carreira no D. Chaves» (João Alves: «All I missed was ending my career at D. Chaves»); Mais Futebol, 18 February 2016 (in Portuguese)
- João Alves: «Gostava de jogar num clube grande» (João Alves: «I would like to play for a big club»); Record, 8 February 2005 (in Portuguese)
- Sporting e Sp. Braga acertam transferência de João Alves (Sporting and Sp. Braga agree transfer of João Alves); Mais Futebol, 14 June 2007 (in Portuguese)
- Guimarães termina campeonato no terceiro lugar (Guimarães end league in third place); Açoriano Oriental, 11 May 2008 (in Portuguese)
- João Alves é o novo capitão do Vitória (João Alves is the new captain of Vitória); Guimarães Digital, 20 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
- Postiga on target for Portugal; UEFA, 18 August 2005
- "João Alves". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "João Alves". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links
- João Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Alves national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Alves at National-Football-Teams.com