João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born 5 December 1952) is a Portuguese football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João António Ferreira Resende Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1952 | ||
| 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 | |||
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 edit
Club edit
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 edit
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]
| 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 edit
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 edit
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Boavista | August 1990 | November 1990 | 66 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 42.42 |
| Estrela Amadora | July 1988 | June 1990 | 85 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 92 | 83 | +9 | 36.47 |
| Boavista | August 1990 | November 1990 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Vitória Guimarães | January 1991 | May 1992 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 42.86 |
| Estrela Amadora | July 1993 | May 1994 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 33.33 |
| Belenenses | October 1994 | May 1996 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 37.88 |
| Salamanca | July 1996 | September 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Boavista | November 1996 | 12 January 1997 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 28.57 |
| Campomaiorense | October 1997 | 29 November 1998 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 29.27 |
| Farense | February 1999 | January 2000 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 25.00 |
| Académica | December 2000 | 3 December 2002 | 70 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 116 | 100 | +16 | 42.86 |
| Estrela Amadora | 6 March 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 30.00 |
| Leixões | 5 November 2003 | 12 January 2004 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 14.29 |
| Servette | 7 October 2009 | 28 November 2011 | 77 | 45 | 13 | 19 | 156 | 84 | +72 | 58.44 |
| Servette | 25 April 2012 | 4 September 2012 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 35.29 |
| Career totals | 593 | 236 | 155 | 202 | 827 | 714 | +113 | 39.80 | ||
Honours edit
Player edit
Boavista
- Taça de Portugal: 1974–75, 1975–76
Benfica
- Primeira Liga:[20] 1980–81, 1982–83
- Taça de Portugal:[20] 1980–81, 1982–83
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:[20] 1980
Manager edit
Estrela da Amadora
- Taça de Portugal: 1989–90[21]
- Segunda Liga: 1992–93
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Alves pelo Vilar Formoso" [Alves for Vilar Formoso]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19642): 21. 27 April 1978. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Alves deixa o Benfica" [Alves leaves Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20000): 17. 9 July 1979. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Alves: regresso é de vez" [Alves: return is for good]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (20290): 19. 27 June 1980. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Os jogadores mais internacionais" [The most international players] (in Portuguese). TSF. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Alves". European Football. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Costinha, bourreau d'Alves" [Costinha, Alves' executioner]. Le Matin (in French). 30 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Servette sort vainqueur contre Bâle" [Servette emerge victorious against Basel]. Le Matin (in French). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "João Alves". Zerozero. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ João Alves coach profile at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- João Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Alves manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Alves at BDFutbol
- {{BDFutbol manager}} template missing ID.
- João Alves national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
