Júlio Alves Explained

Júlio Alves
Fullname:Júlio Regufe Alves[1]
Birth Date:29 June 1991
Birth Place:Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height:1.78 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2001–2008
Youthclubs1:Varzim
Youthyears2:2008–2009
Youthclubs2:Porto
Youthyears3:2009–2010
Youthclubs3:Rio Ave
Years1:2010–2011
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:→ Ribeirão (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2011
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2013
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:2012–2013
Clubs5:→ Sporting CP B (loan)
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2015
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2019–2020
Caps7:19
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:58
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Júlio Regufe Alves [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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Júlio Alves. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20. President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team. Arquivo Presidência. Portuguese. 6 September 2011. 16 March 2021.
  3. News: Júlio Alves integrou sessão de trabalho. Júlio Alves joined working session. Record. Portuguese. 11 January 2011. 29 October 2017.
  4. Web site: F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (ficha). F.C. Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (match sheet). Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 6 February 2011. 29 October 2017.
  5. http://www.atleticofans.com/8134/atletico-reportedly-sign-julio-alves/ Atlético reportedly sign Júlio Alves
  6. http://www.marca.com/2011/08/31/futbol/equipos/atletico/1314823225.html El extraño caso de Julio Regufe Alves (The strange case of Julio Regufe Alves)
  7. News: Júlio Alves é novo reforço da equipa B. Júlio Alves is the new B-team addition. Diário de Notícias. Portuguese. 17 August 2012. 29 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Alves loaned to Sporting. Beşiktaş JK. 24 August 2012. 26 August 2012.
  9. Web site: Profesyonel Futbolcu Julio Regufe Alves ile olan sözleşmemiz karşılıklı olarak feshedilmiştir. KAP. Turkish. 16 April 2013. 9 May 2013.
  10. News: Júlio Alves e Ângelo Meneses sem espaço. Júlio Alves and Ângelo Meneses with no room. Record. Portuguese. 4 September 2013. 3 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Entrevista a Júlio Alves: "O erro era meu, não era dos treinadores". Interview to Júlio Alves: "The mistake was mine, not the coaches'". Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 15 February 2016. 29 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Cinco anos depois, irmão mais novo de Bruno Alves volta a jogar. Five years later, Bruno Alves' younger brother plays again. TVI 24. Portuguese. 21 August 2019. 22 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil. FIFA. 20 August 2011. 29 October 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614042003/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=255631/match=300145903/match-report.html. 14 June 2015.
  14. Web site: 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?. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 14 January 2021. 17 March 2021.
  15. News: Sub-21: Portugal-França, 1–0. Under-21: Portugal-France, 1–0. Record. Portuguese. 5 September 2011. 29 October 2017.
  16. Web site: Biografia. Biography. Portuguese Football Federation. Portuguese. 24 May 2017.
  17. News: Washington: "Aconselhei os meus filhos a serem sempre profissionais". Washington: "I advised my children to always be professionals". Record. Portuguese. 23 March 2000. 26 June 2020.
  18. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/bruno-alves-sinto-grande-orgulho-no-geraldo-e-no-julio Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: "I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio")
  19. http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=4/news=dinastia-que-une-brasil-portugal-2312904.html La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal)
  20. Web site: Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Portuguese Honorary Orders. President of Portugal. Portuguese. 16 March 2021.

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