João Alves (footballer, born 1952)

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João Alves
Personal information
Full name João António Ferreira Resende Alves
Date of birth (1952-12-05) 5 December 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1968–1969 Sanjoanense
1969–1972 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Benfica 0 (0)
1972–1973 → Varzim (loan)
1973–1974 Montijo 30 (2)
1974–1976 Boavista 59 (26)
1976–1978 Salamanca 64 (10)
1978–1979 Benfica 26 (11)
1979–1980 Paris Saint-Germain 19 (0)
1980–1983 Benfica 71 (17)
1983–1985 Boavista 47 (3)
Total 316 (69)
International career
1974–1983 Portugal 36 (3)
Managerial career
1984–1986 Boavista
1988–1990 Estrela Amadora
1990 Boavista
1991–1992 Vitória Guimarães
1992–1994 Estrela Amadora
1994–1996 Belenenses
1996 Salamanca
1996–1997 Boavista
1997–1998 Campomaiorense
1998–2000 Farense
2000–2002 Académica
2002–2003 Estrela Amadora
2003–2004 Leixões
2009–2011 Servette
2012 Servette
2018–2019 Académica
2020 Cova Piedade
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born 5 December 1952) is a Portuguese football manager and former player.

A skilled attacking midfielder, he was considered one of the best Portuguese players of his generation, and earned the nickname Luvas Pretas from the black gloves he used to wear while playing following in the style of his grandfather Carlos Alves.[1][2]

During his career he represented mainly, with equal individual and team success, Benfica and Boavista, also coaching the latter club on three separate occasions.

Playing career

Club

Born in Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro District, Alves started playing at youth level for A.D. Sanjoanense, being recruited in 1969 by S.L. Benfica. His first professional team was Varzim S.C. in the 1972–73 season followed by C.D. Montijo, the latter being his Primeira Liga experience.[3]

Alves moved to his first major club, Boavista FC, for the 1974–75 campaign, where he first showed more of his talent, earning him a transfer to Spain's UD Salamanca where he remained two more years. He then returned to Portugal and Benfica,[4] only to move after one year to Paris Saint-Germain FC.[5]

Failing to impress in France, Alves immediately moved back to the Estádio da Luz, where he would play for the next three seasons.[6] He then re-joined Boavista,[7] ending his career during 1984–85 at the age of 32 to become the latter team's coach.[3]

Alves won two national championships for Benfica (1981 and 1983) and four Portuguese Cups (two for Boavista, in 1975 and 1976, and two with the former side, in 1981 and 1983).[1] He also played for them in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup final, losing on aggregate to R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium.[1]

International

Alves won 36 caps for Portugal (11 for Boavista, eight for Salamanca and 17 for Benfica), scoring three goals. His debut took place on 13 November 1974 in a 0–3 friendly loss to Switzerland, and his final match was on 27 April 1983, in a 0–5 loss against the Soviet Union for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers.[8]

João Alves: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[9]
1 3 December 1975 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Euro 1976 qualifying
2 30 March 1977 Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal   Switzerland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 9 May 1979 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 0–1 0–1 Euro 1980 qualifying

Coaching career

Alves became a coach after finishing his player career, managing Boavista on three separate occasions, C.F. Estrela da Amadora (leading the Amadora team to an historical 1990 Cup of Portugal triumph), Vitória de Guimarães, C.F. Os Belenenses, Salamanca, S.C. Campomaiorense, S.C. Farense, Académica de Coimbra and Leixões SC. In 1996–97, he was one of three managers as former side Salamanca returned to La Liga after a second-place finish.[10][3]

After three years out of coaching, he returned to Benfica in 2007, to be in charge of its under-18 team. Two years later he returned to senior football, signing with Switzerland's Servette FC and achieving promotion to the Super League in his second season.[11][3]

On 28 November 2011, following Swiss Cup elimination at the hands of FC Biel-Bienne (0–3 away loss), Alves was relieved of his duties.[12] However, following poor results achieved by his successor and the club's takeover by Hugh Quennec, he was reinstated as manager in April 2012:[13] in the final five games of the campaign results improved, with the team achieving four wins and one draw – this included a 2–1 win over eventual champions FC Basel, which ended Servette's streak of 17 consecutive defeats against that opponent as well as ending their 26-match unbeaten run – and the side eventually qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[14][11]

On 9 October 2018, after six years of inactivity, Alves returned for another spell as Académica coach, with the club now in the LigaPro.[15] He left at the end of the season, and came back to management on 9 January 2020 with C.D. Cova da Piedade, last-placed in the same league.[16] They were relegated in May when the campaign was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he openly attacked the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional for the decision.[17]

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Boavista August 1990 November 1990 66 28 16 22 86 69 +17 042.42
Estrela Amadora July 1988 June 1990 85 31 25 29 92 83 +9 036.47
Boavista August 1990 November 1990 12 6 2 4 15 13 +2 050.00
Vitória Guimarães January 1991 May 1992 56 24 15 17 67 61 +6 042.86
Estrela Amadora July 1993 May 1994 39 13 15 11 51 41 +10 033.33
Belenenses October 1994 May 1996 66 25 15 26 81 67 +14 037.88
Salamanca July 1996 September 1996 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Boavista November 1996 12 January 1997 7 2 2 3 13 9 +4 028.57
Campomaiorense October 1997 29 November 1998 41 12 8 21 62 73 −11 029.27
Farense February 1999 January 2000 28 7 10 11 35 46 −11 025.00
Académica December 2000 3 December 2002 70 30 20 20 116 100 +16 042.86
Estrela Amadora 6 March 2003 11 November 2003 20 6 5 9 16 31 −15 030.00
Leixões 5 November 2003 12 January 2004 7 1 3 3 7 15 −8 014.29
Servette 7 October 2009 28 November 2011 77 45 13 19 156 84 +72 058.44
Servette 25 April 2012 4 September 2012 17 6 5 6 17 19 −2 035.29
Career totals 593 236 155 202 827 714 +113 039.80

Source: [18][19]

Honours

Player

Boavista

Benfica

Manager

Estrela da Amadora

Individual

References

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  2. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (15 November 2015). "15 Novembro 1950. Carlos Alves, o primeiro luvas pretas" [15 November 1950. Carlos Alves, the first black gloves]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (21 October 2017). "João Alves: "A minha mulher ainda é minha prima em 3º ou 4º grau, mas felizmente os filhos não saíram malucos"" [João Alves: "My wife is still my third or fourth cousin, but luckily the kids did not come out crazy"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Alves pelo Vilar Formoso" [Alves for Vilar Formoso]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19642): 21. 27 April 1978. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Alves deixa o Benfica" [Alves leaves Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20000): 17. 9 July 1979. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Alves: regresso é de vez" [Alves: return is for good]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20290): 19. 27 June 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ^ "João Alves e Boavista: a transferência mais cara do futebol português" [João Alves and Boavista: the most expensive transfer of Portuguese football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (21204): 17. 15 July 1983. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Os jogadores mais internacionais" [The most international players] (in Portuguese). TSF. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Alves". European Football. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Joao Alves, una leyenda de la UD Salamanca que vuelve a los banquillos" [Joao Alves, a UD Salamanca legend who returns to the benches]. Tribuna de Salamanca (in Spanish). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Joao Alves n'est plus l'entraîneur du Servette FC" [Joao Alves is no longer manager of Servette FC]. 24 Heures (in French). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Costinha, bourreau d'Alves" [Costinha, Alves' executioner]. Le Matin (in French). 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Costinha encore viré, João Alves de retour!" [Costinha fired once again, João Alves returns!] (in French). Ma Chaine Sport. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Servette sort vainqueur contre Bâle" [Servette emerge victorious against Basel]. Le Matin (in French). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  15. ^ Sousa, Ricardo (9 October 2018). "João Alves volta à Académica 16 anos depois" [João Alves returns to Académica 16 years later]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  16. ^ "OFICIAL: João Alves é o novo treinador do Cova da Piedade" [OFFICIAL: João Alves is the new manager of Cova da Piedade] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  17. ^ "João Alves quer "desinfetar o futebol português dos interesses instalados há muitos anos"" [João Alves wants to "disinfect Portuguese football from the interests installed many years ago"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  18. ^ "João Alves". Zerozero. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  19. ^ João Alves coach profile at Soccerway
  20. ^ a b c "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa. May 2015. p. 55. ISSN 0872-3540.
  21. ^ Marques, Sara (1 June 2015). "O dia em que o Estrela da Amadora venceu a Taça de Portugal" [The day Estrela da Amadora won the Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 June 2017.