Alves
Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from Portugal and Scotland (in Scotland where a variation of the name can appear as ''Alvis''). It is debatable whether the surname appeared first in one country or the other, since it is more prevalent in Portugal, but registered as far back as the 13th century in the church records at Alves, Moray, Northern Scotland. If from Portugal, it will have originated from the Germanic patronym ''son of Álvaro'' (Alvar, Alvarus). Notable people with the surname include: *Adriana Alves (born 1995), Angolan sprinter *Adriana Alves (actress) (born 1976), Brazilian actress * Afonso Alves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Anastácio Alves (born 1963), missing Madeiran Roman Catholic priest *Bruno Alves (born 1981), Portuguese footballer * Camila Alves (born 1982), Brazilian model and television performer *Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia (born 1982), Portuguese footballer known as "Carlitos" * Dani Alves (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *Da ...
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Bruno Alves
Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently being sporting director of Super League Greece club AEK Athens. He began and spent most of his professional career at Porto, where he won a total of nine titles and appeared in 171 official games. He also won trophies in Russia with Zenit Saint Petersburg, and in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. A senior Portugal international since 2007, Alves represented the country in three World Cups, three European Championships and one Confederations Cup, winning Euro 2016 and earning 96 caps in the process. Club career Porto Alves was born in Póvoa de Varzim, and grew up in the Caxinas fishing neighbourhood of bordering Vila do Conde, as did his long-time international teammates Hélder Postiga and Fábio Coentrão. He started playing football for local club Varzim SC, before joining the youth ranks of FC Porto at the age of 17. After three consecutive ...
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