Álvaro Pires (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires | ||
Date of birth | March 11, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Jardinópolis, Brazil | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional-AM | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Internacional | 13 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Spartak Nalchik | ||
2008 | → Los Angeles Galaxy (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2009 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Luverdense | 14 | (0) |
2012– | Nacional-AM | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2011 |
Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires (born 1985), or simply Álvaro Pires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive-midfielder, he currently plays for Nacional Futebol Clube.
A native of Jardinópolis, Brazil (just outside São Paulo), Pires signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 with Brazilian side Internacional and broke into the first team at the age of 19. He spent three years there, appearing in a handful of games, before signing with Russian side Spartak Nalchik, then of the Russian First Division.
Pires had been on trial with Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit with his performances, Pires signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 28, 2008.[1].
He made his MLS debut in Galaxy's first match of the 2008 season against Colorado Rapids on March 29, 2008, and scored his first MLS goal on June 7, 2008 - also against Colorado.
References
External links
- MLS profile at MLSNet.com
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian footballers
- LA Galaxy players
- People from São Paulo (state)
- Sport Club Internacional players
- PFC Spartak Nalchik players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Major League Soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs