Júlio Alves
Personal information
Full name Júlio Regufe Alves[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2008 Varzim
2008–2009 Porto
2009–2010 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Rio Ave 9 (0)
2010–2011 → Ribeirão (loan) 12 (0)
2011 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2011–2013 Beşiktaş 3 (0)
2012–2013 → Sporting CP B (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2015 Rio Ave 4 (0)
2019–2020 Cerveira 19 (0)
Total 58 (0)
International career
2011 Portugal U20 16 (0)
2011 Portugal U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Júlio Regufe Alves CvIH[2] (born 29 June 1991) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Alves played youth football with three clubs, finishing his development with Rio Ave FC. In the 2010–11 season, he made his senior debut with farm team G.D. Ribeirão in the third division.

In late January 2011, Alves was recalled by his parent club,[3] making his Primeira Liga debut on 6 February by playing the last five minutes – and nearly scoring from a free kick – of a 1–0 away loss against FC Porto, which he had previously represented as a youth.[4] He contributed 239 minutes (three starts), as the Vila do Conde team retained their status.

Alves was bought by Spanish club Atlético Madrid in July 2011.[5] However, the following month, in the last day of the summer transfer window, he moved teams – and countries – again, joining a host of compatriots at Beşiktaş JK,[6] including manager Carlos Carvalhal.

On 24 August 2012, Alves signed for Sporting CP B on loan, spending the 2012–13 campaign in the Segunda Liga.[7][8] On 16 April of the following year, his contract was terminated for €200,000.[9]

Alves then returned to Rio Ave, but a registration error meant that neither he nor Ângelo Meneses could take part in Nuno Espírito Santo's team.[10] In February 2016, in an interview to site Mais Futebol, he acknowledged that if his career was not better it was mainly due to personal problems and own mistakes.[11]

Alves returned to football after five years of inactivity, agreeing to a deal at C.D. Cerveira of the Portuguese third tier.[12]

International career

Alves represented Portugal at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, only missing one match in seven as the nation finished in second place in Colombia.[13][14] His only appearance with the under-21s occurred on 5 September of that year, when he came on as a late substitute in the 1–0 friendly defeat of France in Rio Maior.[15]

Personal life

Alves' older brothers, Bruno and Geraldo, were also footballers. He had paternal Brazilian ancestry, his father Washington Geraldo Dias Alves having played ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born.[16][17][18][19]

Their uncle, Geraldo Assoviador, also played the sport.[16][18][19]

Honours

Portugal U20

Orders

References

  1. 1 2 "Júlio Alves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Júlio Alves integrou sessão de trabalho" [Júlio Alves joined working session] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (ficha)" [F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Atlético reportedly sign Júlio Alves; Atlético Fans, 6 July 2011
  6. ↑ El extraño caso de Julio Regufe Alves (The strange case of Julio Regufe Alves); Marca, 31 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Júlio Alves é novo reforço da equipa B" [Júlio Alves is the new B-team addition] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Alves loaned to Sporting". Beşiktaş JK. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Julio Regufe Alves ile olan sözleşmemiz karşılıklı olarak feshedilmiştir" (in Turkish). KAP. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Júlio Alves e Ângelo Meneses sem espaço" [Júlio Alves and Ângelo Meneses with no room] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Entrevista a Júlio Alves: "O erro era meu, não era dos treinadores"" [Interview to Júlio Alves: "The mistake was mine, not the coaches'"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cinco anos depois, irmão mais novo de Bruno Alves volta a jogar" [Five years later, Bruno Alves' younger brother plays again] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?" [Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sub-21: Portugal-França, 1–0" [Under-21: Portugal-France, 1–0] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Washington: "Aconselhei os meus filhos a serem sempre profissionais"" [Washington: "I advised my children to always be professionals"] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  18. 1 2 Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: "I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio") Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 26 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  19. 1 2 La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; FIFA, 2 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  20. ↑ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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