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Afonso Alves is a Brazilian association football player, born in Belo Horizonte on 30 January 1981 and holding Brazilian citizenship. He plays as a midfielder and forward, began his professional career in 2002, and has competed in England's Premier League.
Over his career, Alves has played for Al Sadd Sports Club, Middlesbrough F.C., Malmö FF and Al-Rayyan. He represents Brazil in international football and speaks Portuguese.
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Key facts
- 2007
- Brazil
- 2010
- → Al-Rayyan (loan)
- Full name
- Afonso Alves Martins Júnior
- Date of birth
- ( 1981-01-30 ) 30 January 1981 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Belo Horizonte , Brazil
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Striker
- Years
- Team
- 2001 2002
- Atlético Mineiro
- 2002 2003
- Örgryte
- 2004 2006
- Malmö FF
- 2006 2008
- Heerenveen
- 2008 2009
- Middlesbrough
- 2009 2010
- Al Sadd
- 2010 2012
- Al-Rayyan
- 2012 2013
- Al-Gharafa
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- Brazil
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Afonso
- Family name
- Alves
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Belo Horizonte
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 74
- Official website
- www.alvesofficial.com
- Image
- Afonso Alves 1.jpg
- Height
- 190
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- Commons category
- Afonso Alves
- date of birth
- 1981-01-30
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- name in native language
- Afonso Alves
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Encyclopedic overview
Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, Al-Rayyan and Al-Gharafa during a career that spanned between 2001 and 2013. He won eight caps and scored one goal for the Brazil national team, and helped his country win the 2007 Copa América.
Club career
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