Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silva Teixeira Alves | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2000–2002 | Atletico do Cacem | ||
2004–2005 | E. Olivais | ||
2005–2007 | RD Algueirão | ||
2008–2009 | PSMS Medan (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | Persijap Jepara | ||
2010–2011 | Minangkabau | ||
2011–2012 | Persebaya 1927 | ||
2012–2013 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
2013–2014 | Perak FA (technical adviser) |
Divaldo Alves is a Portuguese football manager. He is a UEFA Pro Licence holder. A former youth coach and scout at S.L. Benfica also youth coach at Atletico do Cacem and Encarnacao Olivais Senior team, Alves success came in Indonesia where he first worked as assistant coach of PSMS Medan in 2009, as the club qualified to the quarter finals of the 2009 AFC Cup and semi-finals of 2009 Copa Indonesia. Alves later coached Persebaya 1927 to second place in the 2011-12 Indonesia Premier League he holds the LPI national record with 10 consecutive matches with 2 draws and 8 wins. He also coached Persijap Jepara and Minangkabau F.C. staying 3 points from the second position in LPI competition, working with low profile players, Minangkabau FC was a club named PSP Padang. Alves is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia, Malayo, English, Spanish, Portuguese.
In early 2013 Alves was named as the coach of the Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan FA. However, he left the club in a mutual agreement in May 2013, before end of season.
Alves was appointed as Technical Adviser of Perak FA in June 2014, succeeding Karl-Heinz Weigang. His role is to work together with head coach Abu Bakar Fadzim in handling the Perak's first team squad. as technical adviser and head coach on September 2014.