Carlos Alves Júnior, better known as Carlos Alves (10 October 1903, in

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– 12 November 1970), was a

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, who played as

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. He became famous for his black gloves, later used by his grandson, João Alves.

International career

Alves had 18 caps for

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, 13 for Carcavelinhos and 5 for Académico do Porto. Alves made his debut at 8 January 1928 against

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in a 2–2 draw in

. He was a member of the Portugal squad at the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament and played in all of the National Team 3 games in the tournament. His last game was at 2 April 1933, in a 0–3 loss to Spain, in

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, in a friendly match, aged 29 years old.

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* * 1903 births 1970 deaths Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Primeira Liga players Olympic footballers for Portugal Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football defenders {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub