Geraldo Alves (footballer, born 1980)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Regufe and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Geraldo Alves
Alves with Astra Giurgiu in 2015
Personal information
Full name Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980[1]
Place of birth Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București (youth)
Youth career
1991–1999 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Benfica B 60 (1)
2000–2004 Benfica 5 (0)
2002 → Beira-Mar (loan) 9 (1)
2002–2003 → Gil Vicente (loan) 16 (0)
2003–2004 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 17 (1)
2004–2007 Paços Ferreira 73 (8)
2007–2010 AEK Athens 51 (0)
2010–2012 Steaua București 54 (3)
2012–2015 Petrolul Ploiești 65 (4)
2015–2017 Astra Giurgiu 42 (1)
Total 392 (19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɨˈɾaldu ˈalvɨʃ]; born 8 November 1980) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Born in Brazil, he spent his 18-year senior career in Portugal, Greece and Romania. He notably won the 2015–16 Liga I with Astra Giurgiu.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Minas Gerais in Brazil to a Portuguese mother, Alves moved to Póvoa de Varzim when he was six months old.[2] He finished his football development at Varzim, signing with Primeira Liga giants Benfica in 1999 and going on to appear in six competitive games over the course of two seasons while being mainly registered with the reserves in the third division, where he was also deployed as a defensive midfielder.[3][4]

Alves moved to fellow top-flight club Beira-Mar in January 2002, where he was sparingly used. He then represented Gil Vicente and Paços de Ferreira also on loan,[5] experiencing his most steady period at the latter after a permanent transfer;[2] in the 2006–07 campaign, as they achieved a first-ever qualification for the UEFA Cup,[6] he played 28 matches and added two goals, all in a 2–1 home win over Nacional on 7 April 2007.[7]

AEK Athens

On 5 June 2007, Alves signed a three-year deal worth €1.3 million with AEK Athens, where his younger brother Bruno had already played on loan from Porto.[8] In a 20 September UEFA Cup match against Red Bull Salzburg, he scored his first goal for the side in a 3–0 home win (3–1 on aggregate).[9]

A starter in his debut season, Alves lost his spot in 2008–09 to Swedish international Daniel Majstorović, and reportedly was also unhappy for not being played in his natural position.[10]

Romania

On 5 July 2010, Alves joined Steaua București on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[11] He made his Liga I debut 20 days later, against Universitatea Cluj.[12]

Alves scored his first two official goals for Steaua on 5 April 2011, in a 5–0 home defeat of Unirea Urziceni in the league,[13] with his team eventually ranking fifth and qualifying for the Europa League. In June 2012, he was released by the club due to his high salary.[14]

Alves agreed to stay in Romania on 17 August 2012, on a two-year deal at Petrolul Ploiești.[15] He was eventually awarded captaincy.[16]

On 3 September 2017, the 36-year-old Alves announced his retirement.[17] In the previous season, he won his only national championship with Astra Giurgiu.[18]

Alves subsequently worked as youth coach at Rapid București.[19][20]

Personal life

Alves' younger brother, Bruno, was also a footballer and a central defender; he had paternal Brazilian ancestry, his father Washington having spent ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born.[21][22][23][24] The youngest sibling, Júlio, was also a footballer,[25][24] and their uncle Geraldo Assoviador also played the sport.[22][24]

Alves married a Romanian woman, with the couple having one daughter.[26]

Honours

Paços Ferreira

AEK Athens

Steaua București

Petrolul Ploiești

Astra Giurgiu

References

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  2. ^ a b c Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (21 December 2019). ""Em Angola, estava com outros jogadores do Benfica dentro de água, veio um pescador e atirou uma granada. Os peixes começaram a saltar"" ["In Angola, I was with other Benfica players underwater, a fisherman came and threw a grenade. The fish started jumping"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Polivalentes Geraldo e Diogo Luís" [Versatile Geraldo and Diogo Luís]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 October 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Geraldo Alves: futebol na família, Mourinho a mudar tudo e o fenómeno Mantorras" [Geraldo Alves: football in the family, game-changer Mourinho and the prodigy Mantorras] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Geraldo: «Quero continuar a ganhar experiência»" [Geraldo: "I want to continue gaining experience"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 June 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Técnico José Mota atinge 400 jogos na I Liga e está "aí para as curvas"" [Manager José Mota reaches 400 games in the I League and is "alive and kicking"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Paços Ferreira 2–1 Nacional" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Geraldo follows fraternal path to AEK". UEFA. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  9. ^ Lampos, Apostolis (20 September 2007). "ΑΕΚ-Σάλτσμπουργκ 3–0" [AEK-Salzburg 3–0] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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  15. ^ "Geraldo Alves, doi ani cu FC Petrolul Ploieşti" [Geraldo Alves, two years with FC Petrolul Ploieşti] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  16. ^ Luţan, Ionel (11 February 2015). "Căpitan surpriză la Petrolul după plecarea lui Geraldo Alves » Are doar 16 meciuri pe "Ilie Oană", dar a primit banderola" [Surprise captain at Petrolul after Geraldo Alves left » He has only 16 matches at "Ilie Oana", but he received the armband]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Geraldo a decis să se retragă din fotbal! A dezvăluit care e cea mai mare realizare, dar și de ce a refuzat-o pe Leeds" [Geraldo decided to retire from football! He revealed his greatest achievement, but also why he refused Leeds] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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  19. ^ Duţă, Adrian (6 November 2023). "Rapid, „transfer" de ultim moment » Fostul jucător de la FCSB a semnat" [Rapid, last-minute "transfer" » Former FCSB player signed]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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  22. ^ a b "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  23. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (26 August 2011). "Bruno Alves: "Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio"" [Bruno Alves: "I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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  28. ^ Chrysanthis, Dimitris (2 May 2009). "ΑΕΚ-Ολυμπιακός: 4–4 (14–15 πεν.)" [AEK-Olympiakos: 4–4 (14–15 pens.)] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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