Júlio Alves
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Júlio Regufe Alves[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1991[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Rio Ave | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Ribeirão (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Beşiktaş | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Sporting CP B (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Rio Ave | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Cerveira | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 58 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Portugal U20 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Júlio Regufe Alves CvIH[3] (born 29 June 1991) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Alves played youth football with three clubs, finishing his development with Rio Ave FC. In the 2010–11 season, he made his senior debut with farm team G.D. Ribeirão in the third division.[4]
In late January 2011, Alves was recalled by Rio Ave,[5] making his Primeira Liga debut on 6 February by playing the last five minutes – and nearly scoring from a free kick – of a 1–0 away loss against FC Porto, which he had previously represented as a youth.[6][7] He contributed 239 minutes (three starts), as his side finished eighth out of 16.[8]
Alves was bought by Spanish club Atlético Madrid in July 2011.[9] However, the following month, in the last day of the summer transfer window, he moved countries again, joining a host of compatriots at Beşiktaş J.K.[10] including manager Carlos Carvalhal.[11]
On 24 August 2012, Alves signed for Sporting CP B on loan, spending the 2012–13 campaign in the Segunda Liga.[12][13] On 16 April of the following year, his contract was terminated for €200,000.[14]
Alves then went back to Rio Ave, but a registration error meant that neither he nor Ângelo Meneses could take part in Nuno Espírito Santo's team.[15] In February 2016, in an interview to site Mais Futebol, he acknowledged that if his career was not better it was mainly due to personal problems and own mistakes.[16]
Alves returned to football after five years of inactivity, agreeing to a deal at C.D. Cerveira of the Portuguese third tier.[17]
International career
Alves represented Portugal at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, only missing one match in seven as the nation finished in second place in Colombia.[18][19] His only appearance with the under-21s occurred on 5 September of that year, when he came on as a late substitute in the 1–0 friendly defeat of France in Rio Maior.[20]
Personal life
Alves' older brothers, Bruno and Geraldo, were also footballers. He had paternal Brazilian ancestry, his father Washington having played ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born.[21][22][23][24]
Their uncle, Geraldo Assoviador, was also involved in the sport.[21][23][24]
Honours
Portugal U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2011[18]
Orders
- Knight of the Order of Prince Henry[25]
References
- ^ a b "Júlio Alves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b Júlio Alves at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Futebol: Rio Ave -- Reforço Júlio Alves integrou sessão de trabalho" [Football: Rio Ave -- Addition Júlio Alves joined working session] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Júlio Alves integrou sessão de trabalho" [Júlio Alves joined working session]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (ficha)" [F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (11 February 2011). "O clã Alves: depois de Geraldo e Bruno, conheça Júlio" [The Alves clan: after Geraldo and Bruno, meet Júlio] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Schoenmakers, Jan. "Portugal 2010/11". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Júlio Alves transfere-se para o Atlético Madrid" [Júlio Alves transfers to Atlético Madrid]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Díaz, Pablo (31 August 2011). "El extraño caso de Julio Regufe Alves" [The strange case of Júlio Regufe Alves]. Marca (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Besiktas em frente" [Beşiktaş go through] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Júlio Alves é novo reforço da equipa B" [Júlio Alves is the new B-team addition]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Alves loaned to Sporting". Beşiktaş J.K. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Julio Regufe Alves ile olan sözleşmemiz karşılıklı olarak feshedilmiştir" [Our contract with professional footballer Júlio Regufe Alves has been terminated by mutual agreement] (in Turkish). KAP. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Júlio Alves e Ângelo Meneses sem espaço" [Júlio Alves and Ângelo Meneses with no room]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (15 February 2016). "Entrevista a Júlio Alves: "O erro era meu, não era dos treinadores"" [Interview to Júlio Alves: "The mistake was mine, not the coaches'"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Cinco anos depois, irmão mais novo de Bruno Alves volta a jogar" [Five years later, Bruno Alves' younger brother plays again] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 January 2021). "Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?" [Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-França, 1–0" [Under-21: Portugal-France, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Amaro, Miguel (23 March 2000). "Washington: "Aconselhei os meus filhos a serem sempre profissionais"" [Washington: "I advised my children to always be professionals"]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal" [The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal] (in Spanish). FIFA. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links
- Júlio Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Júlio Alves national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Júlio Alves – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Júlio Alves at Soccerway