Pedro Miguel Morais Alves (born 8 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Morais Alves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Belenenses | ||
| 1993–1994 | GS Carcavelos | ||
| 1994–1997 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2006 | Belenenses | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Pescadores (loan) | ||
| 1999–2000 | → Beneditense (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Estrela Amadora | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Vitória Setúbal | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Pinhalnovense | 43 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Oriental | 33 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Pinhalnovense | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Cova Piedade | 137 | (0) |
| Total | 283 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1999 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Lisbon, Alves spent the better part of his 21-year senior career in the lower leagues. Over four seasons, he appeared in 22 Primeira Liga matches, four for C.F. Os Belenenses, 11 for C.F. Estrela da Amadora and seven for Vitória de Setúbal.[2] His debut in the competition was made with the first of those sides on 12 February 2006, in a 0–2 home loss to FC Porto.[3]
Alves signed with C.D. Cova da Piedade in June 2014, aged 35.[4] In the 2015–16 campaign, he was part of the squad that reached the LigaPro for the first time in the club's history, as champions following a penalty shootout against F.C. Vizela.[5][6]
From 2016 to 2018, Alves played a further 76 matches in the second division, with the team always managing to stay afloat.[7][8] He announced his retirement on 12 May 2018, at 39.[2]
Coaching career
editImmediately after retiring, Alves was hired as goalkeeper coach at Belenenses SAD.[9] He later worked with the same manager, Silas, at Sporting CP[10] and F.C. Famalicão.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pedro Alves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b Guarda-redes Pedro Alves termina carreira de 20 anos como futebolista (Goalkeeper Pedro Alves ends 20-year footballing career); Diário de Notícias, 12 May 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Adriano marca pontos (Adriano scores points); Correio da Manhã, 12 February 2006 (in Portuguese)
- ^ COVA DA PIEDADE Clube anuncia para já cinco reforços (COVA DA PIEDADE Club announces five additions for the moment); Jornal de Desporto, June 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ CPP: Cova da Piedade campeão! (CPP: Cova da Piedade champions!); Portuguese Football Federation, 5 June 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Pedro Alves: «Críticas deram força ao longo da época» (Pedro Alves: "Criticism provided strength throughout the season"); Record, 7 June 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ O único totalista da 2º liga… eis Pedro Alves! (The only player in 2nd league with all the minutes… meet Pedro Alves!); Última Barreira, 26 May 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Treinador Bruno Ribeiro mais uma época no Cova da Piedade (Coach Bruno Ribeiro one more season at Cova da Piedade); O Jogo, 25 May 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Pedro Alves é o novo treinador de guarda-redes do Belenenses (Pedro Alves is Belenenses' new goalkeeper coach); O Jogo, 26 May 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Silas oficializado como novo treinador do Sporting (Silas confirmed as new manager of Sporting); Diário de Notícias, 27 September 2019 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Silas é o novo treinador do Famalicão (Silas is the new manager of Famalicão); SIC Notícias, 1 February 2021 (in Portuguese)
External links
edit- Pedro Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Alves at Soccerway
