Bruno Alves

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Regufe and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Bruno Alves

Alves in a press conference with Portugal (2012)
Personal information
Full nameBruno Eduardo Regufe Alves
Date of birth (1981-11-27) 27 November 1981
Place of birthPóvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubFenerbahçe
Number22
Youth career
1992–1998Varzim
1998–1999Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2002Porto B53(8)
2001–2010Porto119(14)
2002–2003→ Farense (loan)46(3)
2003–2004→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)25(1)
2005→ AEK Athens (loan)27(0)
2010–2013Zenit St. Petersburg72(1)
2013–Fenerbahçe12(3)
National team‡
2001–2002Portugal U2012(1)
2002–2004Portugal U2120(2)
2004Portugal B1(0)
2007–Portugal70(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe S.K. in Turkey and the Portuguese national team, as a central defender.

He spent most of his professional career at Porto, winning a total of nine titles, seven as first-choice, and appearing in more than 200 official games. He also played three seasons in Russia, with Zenit St. Petersburg.

A Portuguese international since 2007, Alves represented the country at the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships.

Club career

Porto

Alves was born in Póvoa de Varzim, and started playing football for local Varzim SC, joining the youth ranks of F.C. Porto at the age of 16. After three consecutive loans, two in Portugal and another in the Greek first division with AEK Athens FC,[1] he returned to the latter in 2005–06, extending his contract until 2010[2] and battling for a first-team spot with Ricardo Costa and João Paulo: he played in seven league games for the eventual league champions, but was infamously sent off on 15 October 2005 in the 0–2 home loss against S.L. Benfica, after headbutting Nuno Gomes.[3]

The arrival of Jesualdo Ferreira at the helm of Porto in the 2006 summer signalled the turning point in Alves' career. He beat off stiff competition for a starting berth in the team alongside Pepe, and formed a solid partnership with the Brazilian-born. An impressive season saw the player finally come of age, and he was ever-present as the club won another national championship.

On 7 April 2009 Alves' early mistake in the season's UEFA Champions League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford led to Wayne Rooney's 1–1 equaliser[4]– the game ended 2–2 and Porto went on to lose 3–2 on aggregate. However, on 10 May, he headed in the game's only goal in a home win over C.D. Nacional, which ensured the Dragões and the player a fourth consecutive league accolade.

Zenit

Alves in action for Zenit.

On 3 August 2010, aged 28, Alves signed with Russian Premier League's FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for €22 million,[5] joining compatriots Danny and Fernando Meira in the squad. Upon his arrival, head coach Luciano Spalletti described him as a very important player for the team, noting his experience, ability in the air and strong character.[6]

On 30 October 2010 Alves scored his first goal for his new club, against former team AEK in UEFA Europa League's group stage (4–2 home win).

Fenerbahçe

On 6 June 2013, Alves agreed to join Turkish side Fenerbahçe S.K. on a three-year deal, for a fee of €5.5 million.On 27 January Fenerbahçe played Torku Konyaspor and won 2-1.İn this match Bruno Alves scored 1 goal.[7]

International career

Alves playing for Portugal in 2011.

Luiz Felipe Scolari gave Alves his full Portugal debut in June 2007 against Kuwait in a 1–1 away draw.[8] He was then selected as a back-up for UEFA Euro 2008, appearing in the 0–2 group stage loss against Switzerland.

A regular starter during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Alves headed the winner in injury time for the final 2–1 win in Albania on 6 June 2009,[9] as Portugal eventually reached the play-offs. There, in the first leg in Lisbon, he also found the net (the game's only goal) against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an eventual 2–0 aggregate qualification; he also played all the matches and minutes in the finals in South Africa, in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

Alves played all the games and minutes at the Euro 2012 tournament, starring alongside former Porto teammate Pepe. In the semifinals against Spain, he missed his penalty shootout attempt, in an eventual 2–4 loss (0–0 after 120 minutes).[10]

Bruno Alves: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2007 Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 0–1 0–2 Euro 2008 qualifying
2 20 August 2008 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal,  Faroe Islands 4–0 5–0 Friendly
3 31 March 2009 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  South Africa 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 6 June 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–2 1–2 2010 World Cup qualification
5 14 November 2009 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 2010 World Cup qualification – Playoffs
6 11 September 2012 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal  Azerbaijan 3–0 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification
7 22 March 2013 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 0–1 3–3 2014 World Cup qualification
8 26 March 2013 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 0–1 0–2 2014 World Cup qualification
9 6 September 2013 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 0–1 2–4 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Team

Porto
Zenit

Individual

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup UEFA Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Porto B 1999/00 2000--0020
2000/01 36600--00366
2001/02 17200--00172
Farense 2001/02 15000--00150
2002/03 31320--00333
Guimarães 2003/04 25110--00261
AEK 2004/05 27000--50320
Porto 2005/06 7010--30110
2006/07 28200--80362
2007/08 272200080372
2008/09 3054010101446
2009/10 275200061355
Zenit 2010 14020--91251
2011/12 36040--50450
2012/13 15131--60241
Total 326 25 20 1 1 0 60 3 407 29

Personal

Alves' older brother, Geraldo, is also a footballer, and a central defender. He has paternal Brazilian ancestry, his father Washington having played ten years of his career in Portugal – namely with Varzim Sport Club – where his children were born.[11]

The youngest sibling, Júlio, is also a footballer, in the midfielder position.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Porto promise to AEK; UEFA.com, 4 August 2004
  2. ↑ Porto trio commit futures; UEFA.com, 28 October 2005
  3. ↑ Nuno Gomes inspires Benfica; UEFA.com, 15 October 2005
  4. ↑ Last-gasp Mariano goal puts Porto in position; UEFA.com, 7 April 2009
  5. ↑ Comunicado (announcement); FC Porto's website, 3 August 2010 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ "Лучано Спаллетти: "Главное – самоотдача и профессионализм"" (in Russian). FC Zenit. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Bruno Alves swaps Zenit for Fenerbahçe". UEFA.com. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ Scolari names uncapped trio in Portugal squad; ESPN Soccernet, 22 May 2007
  9. ↑ Alves is king as Portugal prevail; UEFA.com, 6 June 2009
  10. ↑ "Spain survive test of nerve to reach final". UEFA.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012. 
  11. ↑ Biography at TalentSpotter
  12. ↑ Atlético reportedly sign Júlio Alves; Atlético Fans, 6 July 2011

External links

Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad
CNID Footballer of the Year (1970–2000)
Winners
CNID Footballer of the Year or Primeira Liga Footballer of the Year (2006–2010)
Winners
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bruno Alves.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.