João Alves (soccer player, 1952)
| João Alves | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | João António Ferreira Resende Alves | |
| birthday | 5th December 1952 | |
| place of birth | Albergaria-a-Velha , Portugal | |
| size | 174 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1968-1969 | AD Sanjoanense | |
| 1969-1972 | Benfica Lisbon | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1972-1973 | Varzim SC | |
| 1973-1974 | CD Montijo | 30 (2) |
| 1974-1976 | Boavista Porto | 59 (26) |
| 1976-1988 | UD Salamanca | 64 (10) |
| 1978-1979 | Benfica Lisbon | 26 (11) |
| 1979-1980 | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 (0) |
| 1980-1983 | Benfica Lisbon | 71 (17) |
| 1983-1985 | Boavista Porto | 47 (3) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1974-1983 | Portugal | 36 (3) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1984-1986 | Boavista Porto | |
| 1988-1990 | CF Estrela Amadora | |
| 1991 | Boavista Porto | |
| 1991-1992 | Vitória Guimarães | |
| 1992-1994 | CF Estrela Amadora | |
| 1994-1996 | Belenenses Lisbon | |
| 1996-1997 | Boavista Porto | |
| 1997 | UD Salamanca | |
| 1997-1998 | SC Campomaiorense | |
| 1998-2000 | SC Farense | |
| 2000-2002 | Académica de Coimbra | |
| 2002-2003 | CF Estrela Amadora | |
| 2003-2004 | Leixões SC | |
| 2009-2011 | Servette FC Genève | |
| 2012 | Servette FC Genève | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born December 5, 1952 in Albergaria-a-Velha ) is a former Portuguese football player and current coach . Most recently, he was under contract with the Swiss club Servette FC Genève in 2012 .
Career
Player career
The Portuguese began his football career in 1972 with Varzim SC . In his professional football career, he mainly played for Spanish and Portuguese clubs, but for a year he played for the French club Paris Saint-Germain . In 1985 he ended his playing career at Boavista Porto after a total of seven club changes. Alves celebrated the greatest success of his career at Benfica Lisbon , where he won twice the championship and twice the cup within three seasons.
Between 1974 and 1983 he played a total of 36 games for the national team.
Coaching career
His coaching career was not crowned with great success between 1984 and 2004, the only triumph that João Alves could record was the cup win with CF Estrela Amadora in the 1989/90 season. In these 20 years he changed clubs 13 times. Alone with Boavista Porto and CF Estrela Amadora he was under contract three times as a coach. After 2004 he "paused" his coaching career, where he had worked exclusively for clubs from Portugal up to that point. In 2009, Iranian businessman Majid Pishyar , the owner of Servette FC Genève at the time , hired Alves as head coach. In the 2010/11 season Alves made it to the top Swiss league with Servette.
Player Statistics
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Portugal 233 games with 59 goals in the top Portuguese league -
Spain 64 games with 10 goals in the top Spanish league -
France 19 games with 0 goals in the French league -
Portugal 36 games with 3 goals for the Portuguese national soccer team
successes
Success as a player
- 2 × Portuguese champions 1980/81, 1982/83 ( Benfica Lisbon )
- 4 × cup winners 1974/75, 1975/76 ( Boavista Porto ) and 1980/81, 1982/83 (Benfica Lisbon)
- 1 × participation in the final of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup (Benfica Lisbon)
Success as a trainer
- 1 × cup winner 1989/90 ( CF Estrela Amadora )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alves, João |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alves, João António Ferreira Resende (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albergaria-a-Velha |