Afonso Alves
- January 6, 2024
- Association Football Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Afonso Alves |
| Occupation | Association Football Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 30, 1981(1981-01-30) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | Belo Horizonte |
| Country | Brazil |
| Birth City | Belo Horizonte |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Afonso Alves Biography
| Name | Afonso Alves |
| Birthday | Jan 30 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Belo Horizonte |
| Home Town | Belo Horizonte |
| Birth Country | Brazil |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Parents | Dona Eliade, Afonso Alves Martins |
Afonso Alves is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on January 30, 1981 in Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Alves was born on 30 January 1981, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third biggest city. He was brought up by his mother, Dona Eliade, and has a brother, Alexsander, and sister, Alexandra. His father died when he was nine years old.
Alves started his career with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro. In 2002, he left Atlético Mineiro for the Swedish club Örgryte from Gothenburg. In 2004, he moved to Malmö FF, where he won the Swedish League that year. He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming the club’s top-scorer for the second year running when Malmö finished fifth. Alves was at Malmö for the start of the 2006 season, and scored three goals in seven matches.
On 17 May 2007, Alves received his first call-up for the Brazilian national team for friendlies against England and Turkey. On 1 June, in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace Kaká after 71 minutes of play and very nearly scored after a Wes Brown slip. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 against Mexico in a 3–1 win.
On 7 October 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side’s 9–0 victory over Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo, setting a new Eredivisie record for most goals scored in a single match. Heerenveen’s manager (Gertjan Verbeek) had already made three substitutions yet chose to take Alves off the pitch in the 89th minute to pay tribute to his fantastic performance.
Alves left Brazil as a 21-year-old in 2002 to move to Sweden. He has a son, Felipe Henrique, who is a footballer at Atletico Mineiro’s Tupinambas Academy, and lives with Alves’ former girlfriend in Brazil.
Afonso Alves Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Association Football Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Afonso Alves is one of the richest Association Football Player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Afonso Alves 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), known professionally as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, on loan and then permanently at Al-Rayyan and concluding his career at Al-Gharafa.
In his first season, he finished as top goalscorer of the Eredivisie with 34 goals (in 31 games), which is a club record. Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Dutch first division, joining former PSV strikers Romário and Ronaldo, and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the 1994–95 season. Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the European Golden Boot, a single point behind Roma forward Francesco Totti.
In Summer 2006, he moved to the Dutch club SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie for €4.5 million, which remains their highest-ever transfer fee paid.
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Alves officially moved to Al-Rayyan SC for a further two years after winning the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Rayyan on 15 May 2010.
Facts & Trivia
Afonso Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Afonso Alves celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.
On 11 September 2012, he signed a one–year deal with QSL club Al Gharafa as their fourth professional player.