Guilherme de Cássio Alves (born 8 May 1974), sometimes known as just Guilherme, is a Brazilian
football coach
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and former player who played as a
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. He is the current manager of
Marília.
In his country, he played with eight clubs with different fortunes, and also competed professionally in Spain and Saudi Arabia during a 13-year career. Over the course of 11
Série A seasons, he amassed totals of 155 games and 68 goals.
Guilherme Alves appeared with the
Brazil national team at the
2001 Copa América
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. In 2011, he started working as a manager.
Club career
Born in
Marília,
São Paulo
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, Guilherme Alves started his professional career at age 18 with local
Marília Atlético Clube. After a few games,
São Paulo FC
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manager
Telê Santana
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signed him, and he played a relatively important part in the club's conquests in the following two years: the
Supercopa Sudamericana
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, the
Copa Libertadores
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, the
Intercontinental Cup, the
Copa CONMEBOL and the
Recopa Sudamericana
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.
In January 1995, Guilherme Alves left for Spain and joined
Rayo Vallecano, scoring 14 goals in only 17 matches (half-a-season) as the team
achieved promotion to
La Liga
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. During the following two campaigns, he continued to net in double digits, but they returned to the
second division at the end of
the latter.
In 1997, Guilherme Alves returned to his country with
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
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. In the following year he moved to
CR Vasco da Gama
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, where he was very rarely played, but also helped to the
Torneio Rio – São Paulo conquest.
Still in 1999, Guilherme Alves signed with
Clube Atlético Mineiro
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, where he experienced his best years as a professional. In
the year's
Série A, he was crowned top scorer by breaking the record which belonged to club legend
Reinaldo, and led the team to the vice-championship.
Guilherme Alves played one year on loan with
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
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, scoring twice in his debut, a 3–2 home win against
Sport Club Internacional
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. However, his stay was marred by a serious
car accident which resulted in the death of two persons. He never regained his previous form with Corinthians, and after leaving Atlético for good (with a total of 139 official goals), represented
Ittihad FC
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of
Saudi Arabia
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.
In the year 2004, Guilherme Alves signed for
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
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, scoring 13 goals in 50 competitive games and helping the team to the
Campeonato Mineiro
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The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befo ...
. He finished his career in the following year, with
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
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; he suffered a serious injury while at the service of the latter and, whilst recovering from his condition at Corinthians, severely hurt his
thigh
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and decided to end his career, at 31.
In the beginning of 2007, Guilherme Alves served as first club Marília's
director of football
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, with the side in the
Série B. He subsequently joined another former team, Atlético Mineiro, being named assistant coach alongside Nei Pandolfo and
Freddy Rincón.
On 15 February 2011, Guilherme Alves was hired as
Ipatinga Futebol Clube's manager. On 21 June 2013, after a successful spell at
Marília Atlético Clube, he was named coach at
Grêmio Novorizontino, being crowned champions of the following year's
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
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.
After achieving a first ever promotion to the
Campeonato Paulista
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in 2015, Guilherme Alves was appointed at the helm of
Vila Nova Futebol Clube
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on 14 June 2016.
International career
Courtesy of his solid Atlético performances, Guilherme Alves played a total of six matches with
Brazil
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, his debut coming in 2000. He was called up for the squad which represented the nation in
the following year's
Copa América
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, scoring in a 2–0 group stage win against
Peru
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in an eventual quarter-final exit.
International goals
Honours
Player
;São Paulo
*
Copa Libertadores
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:
1993
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*
Supercopa Libertadores
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:
1993
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*
Recopa Sudamericana
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: 1993, 1994
*
Copa CONMEBOL: 1994
;Vasco da Gama
*
Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1999
;Atlético Mineiro
*
Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befo ...
: 1999, 2000
;Cruzeiro
*
Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befo ...
: 2004
Manager
;Novorizontino
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships.
The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...
: 2014
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1974 births
Living people
People from Marília
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Marília Atlético Clube players
São Paulo FC players
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
CR Vasco da Gama players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Rayo Vallecano players
Saudi Professional League players
Ittihad FC players
Brazil international footballers
2001 Copa América players
Copa Libertadores-winning players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brazilian football managers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers
Ipatinga Futebol Clube managers
Marília Atlético Clube managers
Grêmio Novorizontino managers
Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers
Clube Atlético Linense managers
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers
Paysandu Sport Club managers
Footballers from São Paulo (state)