Diego Alves
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| Full name | Diego Alves Carreira | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1985 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||
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| Current club | Valencia | |||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Botafogo-SP | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Atlético-MG | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Atlético-MG | 61 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Almería | 120 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2011– | Valencia | 11 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2011– | Brazil | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Alves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Brazil / Almería
Having started professionally at Clube Atlético Mineiro, Alves moved to UD Almería on 24 July 2007, as the Andalusians had just achieved a first ever La Liga promotion.
Initially the backup to another newly signed, David Cobeño, Alves eventually became the undisputed starter, helping the club overachieve for a final 8th place in the league, with notable performances against, among others, Real Madrid.[1]
After Cobeño left for Rayo Vallecano in August 2008, Alves remained first choice during 2008–09, but suffered an injury in the final stretch of the campaign. Fully recovered for the start of the following campaign, he played in all the matches and minutes (safe for 30 minutes against Valencia CF, after he had been sent off, and the last round against Sevilla FC, as Almería was already saved from relegation); even before the campaign had ended, speculation was ripe regarding his future.[2][3]
On 20 November 2010, Alves was in goal as Almería lost 0–8 at home against FC Barcelona, a defeat which cost manager Juan Manuel Lillo his post.[4] In mid-May 2011, after Almería's top flight relegation, Valencia chairman Manuel Llorente confirmed the signing of the player.[5]
[edit] Valencia
Alves made his official debut for the Che on 13 September 2011, in a 0–0 away draw against K.R.C. Genk for the season's UEFA Champions League.[6] He backed-up Vicente Guaita in the league, however, until Guaita picked up a serious hand injury.[7][8]
Alves also appeared in the second Champions League group stage match, at home to Chelsea, where he had a series of superb saves, including a string of three in two minutes — two point-blank against Ramires and Fernando Torres, and a third when Valencia man Víctor Ruiz accidentally diverted the ensuing corner towards his own goal — in an eventual 1–1 draw.
[edit] International career
Alves was chosen to represent Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as backup to Renan. He did not receive any playing time as the national team went on to get a bronze medal.
Alves made his debut for the full side on 10 November 2011, in a friendly with Gabon. He also played four days later, against Egypt.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Atlético Mineiro
[edit] Country
[edit] References
- ^ Almería take pride after Madrid fall
- ^ Diego Alves open to move away from Almeria – Agent; Goal.com, 22 April 2010
- ^ AC Milan tracking Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves; Goal.com 22 April 2010
- ^ Barcelona net away record; ESPN Soccernet, 20 November 2010
- ^ Manuel Llorente confirma el fichaje de Diego Alves (Manuel Llorente confirms signing of Diego Alves); Super Deporte, 19 May 2011 (Spanish)
- ^ Genk and Valencia draw a blank; UEFA.com, 13 September 2011
- ^ "La mano vuelve a frenar a Guaita [Hand stops Guaita again]" (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 21 December 2011. http://www.superdeporte.es/valencia/2011/12/21/mano-vuelve-frenar-guaita/148219.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Guaita sólo para emergencias [Guaita for emergences only]" (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2012. http://www.marca.com/2012/01/04/futbol/equipos/valencia/1325669207.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Valencia official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Diego Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Transfermarkt profile
- CiberChe stats and bio (Spanish)
- ESPN stats
- Official website (Portuguese)
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- La Liga footballers
- UD Almería footballers
- Valencia CF footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
