Paulo Alves (footballer, born 1969)

For the Angolan footballer, see Paulo António Alves.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Alves.

Paulo Alves

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves
Date of birth	(1969-12-10) 10 December 1969
Place of birth	Vila Real, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Penafiel (coach)
Youth career
1982–1985	Abambres
1985–1986	Vila Real
1986–1988	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1991	Gil Vicente	68	(16)
1991–1992	Tirsense	33	(8)
1992–1993	Marítimo	22	(4)
1993	Braga	4	(0)
1993–1995	Marítimo	50	(16)
1995–1998	Sporting CP	68	(22)
1997–1998	→ West Ham (loan)	4	(0)
1998–1999	Bastia	19	(3)
1999–2001	União Leiria	46	(8)
2001–2005	Gil Vicente	87	(26)
Total		401	(103)
International career
1989	Portugal U20	4	(1)
1989–1991	Portugal U21	9	(6)
1994–1996	Portugal	13	(7)
Managerial career
2005–2008	Gil Vicente
2008–2009	União Leiria
2009	Vizela
2009–2010	Portugal U20
2010–2013	Gil Vicente
2013	Olhanense
2015	Beira-Mar
2015	Nassaji Mazandaran
2015–	Penafiel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves (born 10 December 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current coach of F.C. Penafiel.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 301 games and 78 goals over the course of 13 seasons, mainly with Gil Vicente (five years). He also represented in the competition C.S. Marítimo, Sporting (three apiece) União de Leiria (two) and Braga.

Alves started coaching in 2005 and went on to be in charge of several clubs, including Gil.

Playing career

Born in Vila Real, Alves moved from local club to FC Porto's youth ranks at 17, but had no success there, moving to Gil Vicente F.C. as a member of which he helped Portugal win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia – in the group stage opener against Czechoslovakia, he scored a last minute header (his strongest asset) for the game's only goal. Later in his career he also managed 13 caps for the full side, scoring seven times, mostly during the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying stage and friendlies within that period.

After spells with F.C. Tirsense, C.S. Marítimo (twice) and S.C. Braga, Alves joined Primeira Liga giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, being relatively used during his three-year stay. He also played in England with West Ham United on loan, but managed just four substitute appearances in his three-month stint; upon his return to Lisbon, he notably scored a hat-trick in a 6–3 win at S.C. Campomaiorense.

Alves then spent two seasons with U.D. Leiria, netting six times in 27 matches in his last to help the club to its best ever top flight finish, a fifth position. His second stint at Gil Vicente saw him finish as the club's top scorer for the 2001–02 campaign, with 11 goals in 27 games; he retired in June 2005, at the age of 35.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	18 December 1994	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisboa, Portugal	Liechtenstein	7–0	8–0	Euro 1996 qualifying
2	18 December 1994	Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisboa, Portugal	Liechtenstein	8–0	8–0	Euro 1996 qualifying
3	29 January 1995	Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada	Denmark	1–0	1–0	SkyDome Cup
4	15 August 1995	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–4	0–7	Euro 1996 qualifying
5	15 August 1995	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–5	0–7	Euro 1996 qualifying
6	15 August 1995	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–7	0–7	Euro 1996 qualifying
7	12 December 1995	Wembley Stadium (1923), London, England	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly Manager career After retiring Alves immediately took up coaching, precisely with the Barcelos club. In 2008 he joined another team he played for, Leiria, also in the second division. Due to poor results in the 2008–09 season Alves was sacked by União de Leiria, but stayed in the category by moving to F.C. Vizela. In the following summer he rejoined former Sporting teammtate Oceano's coaching staff at the Portuguese under-21 side, while also being charged with the under-20s; after a handful of games he resigned and returned to Gil Vicente, winning the 2011 second level championship with the subsequent promotion. After three years, which also brought a runner-up place in the domestic league cup, Alves replaced former national teammate Abel Xavier at the helm of S.C. Olhanense early into the 2013–14 campaign, being sacked after less than three months in charge and with only one point won in six league games. Honours Player Sporting Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1996 Portugal FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1989 Manager Gil Vicente Segunda Liga: 2010–11 Taça da Liga: Runner-up 2011–12 References Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 19. ISBN 1-903135-50-8. External links Template:Zerozero Paulo Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived) Paulo Alves manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived) Paulo Alves at Soccerbase Paulo Alves at National-Football-Teams.com