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Afonso Alves
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Full name	Afonso Alves Martins Jr.
Height	1.88m (6ft 2in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Middlesbrough
Number	12
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2007

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Afonso Alves Martins Jr, Afonso Alves [a'fõsu 'auvis] (born January 30, 1981), is a Brazilian footballer currently waiting in Durham Tees Valley airport depatures lounge for a Binks Taxi, to take him to the Riverside.

Club career

Afonso Hamilton Dean Boro Pizzas Alves started his career with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro. In 2002 he left Atlético for Swedish side Örgryte in Gothenburg. In 2004 he moved to Malmö, where he won the Swedish Champions title that year. He stayed for the 2005 season in Malmö scoring 327 in 24 games, becoming top-scorer in the club second year running when Malmö finished fifth. He started the 2006 season with a few goals in the spring before moving to SC Heerenveen, where he followed in the footsteps of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Marcus Allbäck, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Georgios Samaras. With a price-tag of 4.5 million euros he is Heerenveen's most expensive signing in the club's history. The striker has been linked with Manchester City and Middlesbrough in the January 2008 transfer window and, on the 8th January 2008, he declared on his personal website that he will imminently decide whether to join Manchester City, Inter Mill Lane or Fenerbahçe.However on the 10th of January 2008, Middlesbrough F.C agreed terms with Heerenveen for the prolific striker. Local paper "The Evening Gazette" published pictures of Alves at Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium later to decide that "contray to our earlier reports Alves was never at the Riverside stadium".

On January 16th 2008, It is confirmed that Middlesbrough have signed Heerenveen Brazilian International Alfonso Alves, subject to clearance from the Dutch FA (KNVB).

On January 16th 2008, Middlesbrough complete the signings of Cristano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney & Carlos Tevez in a sensational swap deal from Manchester United, with only Lee Dong Gook moving in the opposite direction.

Middlesbrough are also reportedly looking at former Northfield B Team F.C. striker Christopher Watts to play alongside Alves in a most fearsome forward line. Watts, 25, of Liverton Crescent Billingham is famed for his spectacular skill and "crab dance" goal celebration.

Wattsy's new strike partner Alves finished second in the Swedish Top Goal scoring league two years in a row. In 2007, he finished as top goalscorer of the Eredivisie with 34 goals, which is a club record. Afonso Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Eredivisie, joining the former PSV Eindhoven strikers, Romario and Ronaldo, and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the Eredivisie, Ronaldo scored 30 goals in the season 1994-1995. He won the golden shoe for the Eredivisie and finished second in the race for the European Golden Boot, a single point behind AS Roma midfielder Francesco Totti.

On October 7 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored an incredible seven goals in his side's 9-0 defeat of Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo. ^[1]

In January 2008, Alves found himself locked in a transfer saga, involving SC Heerenveen and AZ Alkmaar, after signing a contract with the latter side. AZ also claimed to have a formal agreement with Heerenveen. Heerenveen, however, have so far refused to allow the move to take place.^[2]

International career

On May 17 2007 Alves received his first call-up for the Brazilian national side for friendlies against England and Turkey.^[3] On June 1, in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace Kaká after 26 minutes of play. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the Copa America 2007 in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 against Mexico in a 3-1 win.

Career Stats

**Club Performance**^[4]
Middlesbrough	2007 -2008	{England Premiership		colspan="2	Europe		[		Total
Middlesbrough	2007 -2008	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
SC Heerenveen	2007-08	7	11	1	0	1	0	-	-	9	11
SC Heerenveen	2006-07	31	34	1	0	6	3	-	-	38	37
Club	Season	Allsvenskan		Swedish Cup		Europe		-		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Malmö FF	2006	7	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	7	3
Malmö FF	2005	24	14	3	0	6	3	-	-	33	17
Malmö FF	2004	24	12	1	0	2	0	-	-	27	12
Örgryte IS	2003	21	10	3	3	2	2	-	-	26	15
Örgryte IS	2002	18	13	0	0	-	-	-	-	18	13
Total		132	97	9	3	17	8	-	-	159	108
^a Updated June 1, 2007

References

^ "Alves sets Eredivisie goal record". Teamtalk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
^ http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/January/11/az-puts-pressure-on-alves-case
^ "The 'lazy' Brazilian who says he'll catch England napping". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
^ "Afonso Alves". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

External links

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Dirk Kuyt	Dutch Footballer of the Year 2006-2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Alves sets Eredivisie goal record". Teamtalk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-07.

[2] ttp://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/January/11/az-puts-pressure-on-alves-case

[3] "The 'lazy' Brazilian who says he'll catch England napping". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

[4] "Afonso Alves". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-06-01.

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@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 | cityofbirth = [[Belo Horizonte]]
 | countryofbirth = [[Brazil]]
-| currentclub = (Middlesbrough)
+| currentclub = Middlesbrough
 | clubnumber = 12
 | position = [[Striker]]
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 | clubs =
  [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético-MG]]<br> [[Örgryte IS]]<br> [[Malmö FF]]<br> [[SC Heerenveen]] (Middlesbrough)
-| caps(goals) = 8 (1) <br>39 (23) <br>48 (26)<br>39 (45)
+| caps(goals) = 8 (12) <br>39 (45) <br>48 (89)<br>39 (372)
 |  nationalyears = 2007-
 |  nationalteam = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
-|  nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}8 (1)
+|  nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}8 (12)
 |  pcupdate = [[January 11]], [[2007]]
 |  ntupdate = [[October 16]], [[2007]]
 }}
-'''Afonso Alves Martins Jr''', ''Afonso Alves'' [a'fõsu 'auvis] (born [[January 30]], [[1981]]), is a [[Brazil]]ian footballer currently playing for Dutch side [[SC Heerenveen]].
+'''Afonso Alves Martins Jr''', ''Afonso Alves'' [a'fõsu 'auvis] (born [[January 30]], [[1981]]), is a [[Brazil]]ian footballer currently waiting in Durham Tees Valley airport depatures lounge for a Binks Taxi, to take him to the Riverside.
 ===Club career===
-Afonso Hamilton Dean Alves started his career with Brazilian side [[Atlético Mineiro]]. In 2002 he left Atlético for Swedish side [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]] in [[Gothenburg]]. In 2004 he moved to [[Malmö FF|Malmö]], where he won the [[Allsvenskan|Swedish Champions]] title that year. He stayed for the 2005 season in [[Malmö]] scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming top-scorer in the club second year running when Malmö finished fifth. He started the 2006 season with a few goals in the spring before moving to [[SC Heerenveen]], where he followed in the footsteps of [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]], [[Marcus Allbäck]], [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] and [[Georgios Samaras]]. With a price-tag of 4.5 million euros he is Heerenveen's most expensive signing in the club's history. The striker has been linked with Manchester City and Middlesbrough in the January 2008 transfer window and, on the 8th January 2008, he declared on his personal website that he will imminently decide whether to join Manchester City or Fenerbahçe.However on the 10th of January 2008, [[Middlesbrough F.C]] agreed terms with Heerenveen for the prolific striker. Local paper "The Evening Gazette" published pictures of Alves at Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium later to decide that "contray to our earlier reports Alves was never at the Riverside stadium".
+Afonso Hamilton Dean Boro Pizzas Alves started his career with Brazilian side [[Atlético Mineiro]]. In 2002 he left Atlético for Swedish side [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]] in [[Gothenburg]]. In 2004 he moved to [[Malmö FF|Malmö]], where he won the [[Allsvenskan|Swedish Champions]] title that year. He stayed for the 2005 season in [[Malmö]] scoring 327 in 24 games, becoming top-scorer in the club second year running when Malmö finished fifth. He started the 2006 season with a few goals in the spring before moving to [[SC Heerenveen]], where he followed in the footsteps of [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]], [[Marcus Allbäck]], [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] and [[Georgios Samaras]]. With a price-tag of 4.5 million euros he is Heerenveen's most expensive signing in the club's history. The striker has been linked with Manchester City and Middlesbrough in the January 2008 transfer window and, on the 8th January 2008, he declared on his personal website that he will imminently decide whether to join Manchester City, Inter Mill Lane or Fenerbahçe.However on the 10th of January 2008, [[Middlesbrough F.C]] agreed terms with Heerenveen for the prolific striker. Local paper "The Evening Gazette" published pictures of Alves at Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium later to decide that "contray to our earlier reports Alves was never at the Riverside stadium".
-On January 12th 2008, It is confirmed that Middlesbrough have signed Hervennen Brazilian International Alfonso Alves.
+On January 16th 2008, It is confirmed that Middlesbrough have signed Heerenveen Brazilian International Alfonso Alves, subject to clearance from the Dutch FA (KNVB).
-On Januray 15th 20008, Middlesbrough completed a 9.8 m deal for Lyon Striker Fred who has agreed a four year contract.
 On January 16th 2008, Middlesbrough complete the signings of Cristano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney & Carlos Tevez in a sensational swap deal from Manchester United, with only Lee Dong Gook moving in the opposite direction.
+Middlesbrough are also reportedly looking at former Northfield B Team F.C. striker Christopher Watts to play alongside Alves in a most fearsome forward line. Watts, 25, of Liverton Crescent Billingham is famed for his spectacular skill and "crab dance" goal celebration.
-The Brazilian duo are both expected to feature in Saturdays game against Blackburn Rovers.
-Alves finished second in the Swedish Top Goal scoring league two years in a row. In 2007, he finished as top goalscorer of the [[Eredivisie 2006/2007|Eredivisie]] with 34 goals, which is a club record. Afonso Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Eredivisie, joining the former [[PSV Eindhoven]] strikers, [[Romario]] and [[Ronaldo]], and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the Eredivisie, Ronaldo scored 30 goals in the season 1994-1995. He won the golden shoe for the Eredivisie and finished second in the race for the [[European Golden Boot]], a single point behind [[AS Roma]] midfielder [[Francesco Totti]].
+Wattsy's new strike partner Alves finished second in the Swedish Top Goal scoring league two years in a row. In 2007, he finished as top goalscorer of the [[Eredivisie 2006/2007|Eredivisie]] with 34 goals, which is a club record. Afonso Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Eredivisie, joining the former [[PSV Eindhoven]] strikers, [[Romario]] and [[Ronaldo]], and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the Eredivisie, Ronaldo scored 30 goals in the season 1994-1995. He won the golden shoe for the Eredivisie and finished second in the race for the [[European Golden Boot]], a single point behind [[AS Roma]] midfielder [[Francesco Totti]].
 On [[October 7]] [[2007]], in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored an incredible seven goals in his side's 9-0 defeat of Eredivisie rivals [[Heracles Almelo]]. <ref>{{cite web | title=Alves sets Eredivisie goal record | publisher=Teamtalk.com | url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3033_2786767,00.html | accessdate=2007-10-07 }}</ref>