Magno Alves

Magno Alves

Personal information
Full name	Magno Alves de Araújo
Date of birth	13 January 1976 (1976-01-13) (age 35)
Place of birth	Aporá, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Atlético Mineiro
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1995	Ratrans
1995–1996	Valinhos
1996–1997	Independente
1997	Araçatuba
1997–1998	Criciúma	15	(8)
1998–2003	Fluminense	265	(111)
2003	Jeonbuk	44	(27)
2004–2005	Oita Trinita	62	(29)
2006–2007	Gamba Osaka	53	(36)
2007–2008	Al-Ittihad	12	(9)
2008–2010	Umm-Salal	45	(36)
2010	Ceará	21	(9)
2011–	Atlético Mineiro	12	(4)
National team
2001	Brazil	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Magno Alves de Araújo (Aporá, Bahia, Brazil, 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian football player, currently associated with Atlético Mineiro.

Career

Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous soccer game was against Santa Cruz. In this game he scored 5 times and became known as Magnata. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J. League). In 2006, he joined J. League champion, Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems. He has become a fan favorite in Saudi Arabia by demonstrating his scoring abilities and his powerful physique.

On July 2010, he signed contract with Brazilian club Ceará.

Club career statistics

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
1997	Criciúma	Série A	15	8							15	8
1998	Fluminense	Série B
1999
2000		Série A	23	19							23	19
2001			26	7							26	7
2002			23	10							23	10
Korea Republic			League		Korean FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K-League	44	27							44	27
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	Oita Trinita	J. League 1	29	11	2	2	6	1	-		37	14
2005			33	18	2	2	3	0	-		38	20
2006	Gamba Osaka	J. League 1	31	26	5	3	2	0	6	8	44	37
2007			22	10	0	0	7	2	-		29	12
Saudi Arabia			League		Crown Prince Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2007/08	Al-Ittihad Jeddah	Professional League	12	9					4	2	20	14
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2008/09	Umm-Salal	Stars League	27	25	1	0	0	0	9	2	36	26
2009/10			17	9	0	0	7	9	0	0	24	18
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2010	Ceará	Série A	21	9							21	9
Country	Brazil		108	53							108	53
	Korea Republic		44	27							44	27
	Japan		115	65	9	7	18	3	6	8	148	83
	Saudi Arabia		12	9					4	2	20	14
	Qatar		44	34	1	0	7	9	9	2	61	45
Total			323	208	10	7	25	12	19	12	381	222

International career statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	3	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Individual

• Brazilian League Top Scorer: 2000
• J. League All-Star Soccer MVP : 2005
• AFC Champions League Top Scorer : 2006
• J. League Top Scorer : 2006
• J. League Best Eleven : 2006
• Qatari League Top Scorer : 2008/09

Team

• Rio de Janeiro State Champions : 2002
• Brazilian Serie C Champions : 1999
• Japanese Super Cup Champions : 2007

Performances in Major International Tournaments

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Brazil	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup	Senior	1	2	0	4th place

References

1. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=11180

External links

• K-League Player Record (Korean)
• Sambafoot Profile
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics

Persondata
Name	Alves, Magno
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Date of birth	13 January 1976
Place of birth	Aporá, Bahia, Brazil
Date of death
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