Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nilópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vila Nova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | 13 | (0) |
| 1998 | América-MG | 16 | (0) |
| 1999 | Goiás | ||
| 2000 | São Paulo | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Las Palmas | 70 | (6) |
| 2003–2006 | Zaragoza | 102 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Levante | 51 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Internacional | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Flamengo | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | Vila Nova | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Linense | ||
| 2013 | Bragantino | 25 | (3) |
| 2014 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2014– | Vila Nova | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino, known as simply Álvaro (born 1 November 1977), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
Mainly a central defender, he holds a Spanish passport due to the years he spent in the country, representing three different clubs and amassing La Liga totals of 192 games and 15 goals over the course of seven seasons.
Football career
Born in Nilópolis, São Paulo, Álvaro played for several Brazilian teams in quick succession to start his career, including two spells with São Paulo FC. In 2000 he was signed by UD Las Palmas in Spain, going on to spend three seasons with the club, two of those in La Liga. While in the Canary Islands he was found guilty of forging a European Union passport, spending several months during the 2001–02 campaign on the sidelines.[1]
In the 2003 off-season Álvaro signed for Real Zaragoza, where he spent another three years, rarely missing a game and winning the 2004 Copa del Rey, against Real Madrid (3–2 in Barcelona).[2] He scored his first league goal for the Aragonese on 2 November 2003, helping to a 2–0 away win over RCD Espanyol.[3]
In the 2006 summer he joined Levante UD, which had just regained top flight status. He was expected to sign for Premier League team Newcastle United for a fee around £3 million before the January 2008 transfer window closed, but finally remained in Spain until the end of the season as the English club's offer proved to be a hoax.[4]
In June 2008, in the middle of a severe financial crisis at Levante and with the club also being relegated from the top level, Álvaro returned to Brazil and joined Sport Club Internacional. The following year, he signed a one-year deal with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo.
Club statistics
- As of 2 June 2010
| Club | Season | Brazilian League | Brazilian Cup | Libertadores Cup | South American Cup | State League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2008 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | |
| Flamengo | 2009 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
according to Flamengo's official website[5] and Flaestatística[6]
Honours
- Zaragoza
- Internacional
- Flamengo
References
- ↑ La federación recibe los documentos compulsados de todos los clubes (Spanish Football Federation receives mandatory documents from all clubs); El País, 10 February 2001 (Spanish)
- ↑ Beckham misses out on Cup; BBC Sport, 17 March 2004
- ↑ Montjuïc pide cabezas (Montjuïc wants heads to roll); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ Thursday's gossip column; BBC Sport, 31 January 2008
- ↑ Flamengo official website (Portuguese)
- ↑ Flaestatística (Portuguese)
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Soccerway profile
- Football-Lineups profile
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