Orestes Júnior Alves (born 24 March 1981 in
Lavras
Lavras is a municipality in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Located at an altitude of 919 m, it has a population of 104,783 inhabitants (2020). The area of the municipality is 564.495 km2. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C and t ...
,
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
), known simply as Orestes, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
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1981 births
Living people
People from Lavras
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Santos FC players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Vitória F.C. players
F.C. Maia players
C.D. Santa Clara players
Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
FC Hansa Rostock players
S.C. Damash Gilan players
Super League Greece players
Veria F.C. players
Qatar Stars League players
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
Al Shahaniya SC players
Saudi Pro League players
Al-Shoulla FC players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Footballers from Minas Gerais