Álvaro José Rodrigues Valente (24 September 1931 – 21 September 1991), known as just Álvaro, was a Brazilian

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player and

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. He played as a

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for Jabaquara, Santos and

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

, and appeared in nine official matches for the

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in 1955 and 1956. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the

1956 South American Championship South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with ...

. His brother

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was also a footballer. Both played together at Jabaquara, Santos and Atlético Madrid.

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* * 1931 births 1991 deaths People from Guarujá Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Jabaquara Atlético Clube players Santos FC players La Liga players Atlético Madrid footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian football managers Marília Atlético Clube managers Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub