Bruno Alves

Who is this?

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾunu ˈalvɨʃ]; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is sporting director of Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. He began his career at Porto, where he won a total of nine titles and appeared in 171 official games. He also won trophies in Russia with Zenit Saint Petersburg, and in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. A senior Portugal international since 2007, Alves represented the country in three World Cups, three European Championships and one Confederations Cup, winning UEFA Euro 2016 and earning 96 caps in the process.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 2000
   Joined FC Porto B
3. 2001
   Joined FC Porto
4. 2001
   Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
5. 2002
   Joined S.C. Farense
6. 2002
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
7. 2003
   Joined Vitória S.C.
8. 2004
   Joined AEK Athens F.C.
9. 2004
   Joined Portugal B national football team
10. 2004
    Joined Portugal Olympic football team
11. 2007
    Joined Portugal men's national football team
12. 2010
    Joined FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
13. 2013
    Joined Fenerbahçe Istanbul
14. 2016
    Joined Cagliari Calcio
15. 2016
    Won Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal
16. 2017
    Joined Rangers F.C.
17. 2018
    Joined Parma Calcio 1913
18. 2021
    Joined Apollon Smyrnis F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Póvoa de Varzim
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football