Bruno Fabiano Alves (born 16 April 1991), known as Bruno Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Grêmio, on loan from

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state leag ...

Club career

Figueirense

Born in

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, São Paulo, Bruno Alves graduated from Figueirense's youth setup, and made his senior debuts while on loan at Portuguese side

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, in 2011. Another loans subsequently followed, and he represented Metropolitano, Barretos, São José-SP and CRAC. Alves was included in the main squad of ''Figueira'' in 2014, but only made his professional debut on 10 May of the following year, starting and being sent off after committing a penalty in a 1–4 away loss against Sport Recife for the Série A championship. He then subsequently became a regular starter for the club, suffering relegation in

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São Paulo

On 21 August 2017, Alves signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with São Paulo in the top tier.

Honours

Club

;São Paulo *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

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;Grêmio * Campeonato Gaúcho:

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* Recopa Gaúcha:

Individual

Team of the Year:

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* * * 1991 births Living people People from Jacareí Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Figueirense FC players G.D. Ribeirão players Clube Atlético Metropolitano players Barretos Esporte Clube players São José Esporte Clube players Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players São Paulo FC players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub