Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese former
footballer
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who played as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...
, currently being
sporting director of
Super League Greece
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club
AEK Athens.
He began and spent most of his professional career at
Porto
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, 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
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since 2007, Alves represented the country in three
World Cups, three
European Championships
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and one
Confederations Cup
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, winning
Euro 2016
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and earning 96
caps in the process.
Club career
Porto
Alves was born in
Póvoa de Varzim
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, 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
Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão (; born 11 March 1988) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he also operated as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.
After starting playing professionally with ...
. He started playing football for local club
Varzim SC, before joining the youth ranks of
FC Porto
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at the age of 17.
After three consecutive loans, two in Portugal and another in Greece with
AEK Athens FC, Alves returned Porto for the
2005–06 season, extending his contract until 2010 and battling for a first-team spot with
Ricardo Costa and
João Paulo. He played seven league games for the eventual
Primeira Liga
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champions, but was infamously
sent off on 15 October 2005 in a 0–2 home loss against
S.L. Benfica, after
headbutt
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ing
Nuno Gomes.
The arrival of manager
Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.
In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Three ...
in summer 2006 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 centre back. An impressive
campaign saw the player finally come of age, and he was ever-present as the northerners won another national championship.
On 7 April 2009, Alves' early mistake in a
UEFA Champions League
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quarter-final tie against
Manchester United
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at
Old Trafford
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led to
Wayne Rooney
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's equaliser– the match ended 2–2 and Porto went on to
lose 3–2 on aggregate. However, on 10 May, he headed in the only goal in a home win over
C.D. Nacional which ensured team and the player a
fourth consecutive league accolade.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
On 3 August 2010, aged 28, Alves signed with
Russian Premier League
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side
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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for €22 million, joining compatriots
Danny and
Fernando Meira
Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira (; born 5 June 1978) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica. Afte ...
in the squad. Upon his arrival, head coach
Luciano Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti (; born 7 March 1959) is an Italian football manager and a former player. He is currently the manager of Italian Serie A club Napoli.
Playing career
Born in Certaldo, Metropolitan City of Florence, Spalletti started his caree ...
described him as a very important player for the team, noting his experience, ability in the air and strong character.
Alves scored his first goal for the side on 30 September 2010, against former team AEK Athens in
the group stage of the
UEFA Europa League
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.
Fenerbahçe
On 5 June 2013, Alves agreed to join
Turkey
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's
Fenerbahçe SK on a three-year deal worth €2.5 million per season, for a transfer fee of €5.5 million. He scored twice in 25 league appearances in
his first season in
Istanbul
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, to help the side win the
Süper Lig
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title, and also contested in their
Turkish Super Cup
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win against
Galatasaray SK
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on
25 August 2014.
On 18 October 2014, Alves was given a straight red card for kicking
Blerim Džemaili, as his team eventually lost 2–1 to Galatasaray at the
Türk Telekom Arena
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. He was sent off again on 25 May 2015, for conceding a
penalty
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against another team from the city,
İstanbul Başakşehir
)
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, being the second of four ''Fener'' players to be dismissed in a 2–2 draw which
gave the title to Galatasaray.
Cagliari
On 5 June 2016, Alves signed a two-year contract with
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (), is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. In the 2022-23 season, they compete in Serie B. As of 2021–22, the team is temporarily playing their home games at the 16,416-sea ...
, who had recently returned to the Italian
Serie A
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. The deal was set to go through when he became a
free agent
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at the end of the month. He made his debut on 15 August 2016, in a
5–1 home win over
S.P.A.L. 2013
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Founded in 1907, since ...
in the
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
, and scored his first goal on 11 September, which was a
free-kick in a 2–1 league loss at
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won seven top-flight titles, two C ...
.
Rangers
On 31 May 2017, Alves signed for
Rangers on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for his new team on 9 August, in a
6–0 routing of
Dunfermline Athletic in the
Scottish League Cup
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.
On 24 October 2017, two days after an incident with
Louis Moult during a 0–2 defeat against
Motherwell
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in the League Cup semi-finals, Alves was handed a two-match ban which was appealed. On 11 July 2018, the 36-year-old terminated his contract by mutual consent.
Parma
Alves returned to the Italian top division in the summer of 2018, joining recently promoted
Parma Calcio 1913
Parma Calcio 1913 (), commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.
''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...
until 30 June 2019. In February 2019, he signed a new deal covering the
2019–20 season and, in January 2020, agreed to a further extension until June 2021.
On 30 May 2021, after
being relegated to
Serie B
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, Alves announced he was leaving the club.
Later years
Alves agreed to a two-year contract with
F.C. Famalicão on 1 July 2021. Two weeks later, however, after falling out with the management, he cancelled it.
On 4 September 2021, Alves signed a one-year deal at
Apollon Smyrnis FC; aged nearly 40, he returned to the Greek top flight and the city of
Athens
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for the first time in 16 years. He announced his retirement in June 2022, being appointed
sporting director of AEK Athens shortly after.
International career
Alves played for
Portugal
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at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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, with the country's participation ending after
three games in Greece.
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and not ...
gave him his
full international debut in June 2007 against
Kuwait
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in a 1–1 away draw, and he was later selected as a back-up for
UEFA Euro 2008
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, appearing in the 0–2 group stage loss to
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
A regular starter during the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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qualifiers, Alves headed the winner in injury time for the final 2–1 win in
Albania
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on 6 June 2009, allowing Portugal to reach the play-offs; there, in the first leg in
Lisbon
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, he also found the net (the game's only goal) against
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, 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
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tournament, starring alongside former Porto teammate Pepe. In the semi-finals, against
Spain
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, he missed his
penalty shootout
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attempt in a 4–2 loss.
Ten days after being included in
Paulo Bento
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A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, amassin ...
's final 23-men squad for the
2014 World Cup
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, Alves scored a 93rd-minute winner in a 1–0 friendly win over
Mexico
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for his tenth international goal, also featuring in the tournament opener against
Germany
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, a 0–4 defeat. He also started in the following two fixtures in Brazil, in a group stage exit.
Alves was also selected for
Euro 2016
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. In the penultimate warm-up game away to
England
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on 2 June, he was sent off in the first half for a head-high tackle on
Harry Kane
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; he only made his debut in the tournament in the semi-finals against
Wales
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due to injury to Pepe, playing the full 90 minutes and being
booked in a 2–0 victory at the
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
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.
In May 2017, Alves was picked for the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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squad. The following year, he was selected for the
2018 World Cup
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also to be held in Russia.
Personal life
Alves' older brother,
Geraldo, was also a footballer and a central defender. He had paternal Brazilian ancestry through his father
Washington Geraldo Dias Alves
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. He played ten years of his career in Portugal–mainly with Varzim–where his children were born.
[Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: "I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio")]
; Mais Futebol, 26 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
; FIFA, 2 April 2014 (in Spanish)
The youngest sibling,
Júlio, was also a footballer, playing in the
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
position.
[ Their uncle, Geraldo Assoviador, also played the sport.][
]
Career statistics
Club
International
:Source:
International goals
[
]
Honours
Porto
*Primeira Liga
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: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
*Taça de Portugal
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: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 2006
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, 2009
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
*Russian Premier League
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: 2010
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, 2011–12
*Russian Super Cup
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: 2011
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Fenerbahçe
*Süper Lig
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: 2013–14
*Turkish Super Cup
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: 2014
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Portugal U21
*Toulon Tournament
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: 2001
Portugal B
*Torneio Vale do Tejo: 2004
Portugal
*UEFA European Championship
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: 2016
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*FIFA Confederations Cup
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third place: 2017
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Individual
* Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2009
*Russian Premier League Top 33 Players of the Season: 2010
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(right-centre back Nº2)
Orders
* Commander of the Order of Merit
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References
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1981 births
Living people
People from Póvoa de Varzim
Portuguese people of Brazilian descent
Sportspeople from Porto District
Portuguese footballers
Association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
FC Porto B players
FC Porto players
S.C. Farense players
Vitória S.C. players
F.C. Famalicão players
Super League Greece players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
Russian Premier League players
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Süper Lig players
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Serie A players
Cagliari Calcio players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Rangers F.C. players
Portugal youth international footballers
Portugal under-21 international footballers
Portugal B international footballers
Portugal international footballers
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Portugal
UEFA Euro 2008 players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA European Championship-winning players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Commanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)