Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves (born 10 December 1969) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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, currently

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. He amassed

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totals of 301 matches and 78 goals over 13 seasons, mainly with

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(five years). He also represented in the competition Marítimo,

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(three apiece)

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(two) and

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. Alves started coaching in 2005, and went on to be in charge of several clubs including Gil (in several spells).

Playing career

Born in

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, Alves moved from local club to

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's youth ranks at 17, but had no success there, moving to

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

as a member of which he helped

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win the

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– in the group stage opener against

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, he scored a last-minute header (his strongest asset) for the game's only goal. Later in his career he also managed 13

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for the full side, scoring seven times, mostly during the

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and friendlies within that period. After spells with F.C. Tirsense,

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(twice) and

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, Alves joined

giants

, being relatively used during his three-year stay. He also played in England with

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, but managed just four substitute appearances in a three-month spell. Upon his return to

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, he notably scored a

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in a 5–3 win at S.C. Campomaiorense. Alves then spent two seasons with

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. ...

, netting six times in 27 matches in 2000–01 to help the club to its best-ever finish in the top flight, a fifth position. His second stint at Gil Vicente saw him finish as team top scorer for the 2001–02 campaign, with 11 goals from 27 appearances. He retired in June 2005, at the age of 35.

Coaching career

Alves took up coaching immediately after retiring, precisely with the Barcelos club. In 2008 he joined another team he played for, Leiria, also in the Segunda Liga. Due to poor results in the 2008–09 season, Alves was sacked by União de Leiria, but stayed in that league by moving to

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

. In the following summer he rejoined former Sporting teammate

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's coaching staff at the Portugal under-21 side, while also being charged with the under-20s; after a handful of games he resigned and returned to Gil Vicente, winning the 2011 second-division championship with the subsequent promotion. After three years, which also brought a runner-up place in the

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, Alves replaced former national teammate

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at the helm of

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early into the 2013–14 campaign, being dismissed after less than three months in charge and with only one point won in six league matches. Alves returned to management in December 2014, taking the helm at

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, 14th in the second tier. The team suffered with serious financial problems over the season, and were sent to the

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's second division as a punishment. On 3 December 2015, Alves was appointed at F.C. Penafiel until the end of the division two season, having been working in Iran for

F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf ...

. He remained in the job until being hired by

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for 2017–18, being relieved of his duties on 2 October with the side placed 12th. He returned to Gil Vicente halfway through the campaign, and left on 23 February 2018 by mutual agreement having not won any of his seven fixtures. After a few months back in the Middle East with

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of Saudi Arabia, Alves returned to the Portuguese second tier in June 2019, at Varzim SC. He was dismissed on 18 October 2020, after three consecutive defeats in a five-game winless run.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

Player

Sporting CP *

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Portugal *

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Manager

Gil Vicente * Segunda Liga: 2010–11 *

runner-up: 2011–12

References

External links

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National team data
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Paulo 1969 births Living people People from Vila Real, Portugal Sportspeople from Vila Real District Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Tirsense players C.S. Marítimo players S.C. Braga players Sporting CP footballers U.D. Leiria players Premier League players West Ham United F.C. players Ligue 1 players SC Bastia players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers Olympic footballers of Portugal Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers U.D. Leiria managers F.C. Vizela managers S.C. Olhanense managers S.C. Beira-Mar managers F.C. Penafiel managers Varzim S.C. managers Moreirense F.C. managers F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran managers Saudi Professional League managers Ohod Club managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Iran Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Iran Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia