Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gonçalo Nunes Borges Ferreira Gomes Alves | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1992 | AC Odivelas | ||
1993–1995 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | GD Bons Dias | ||
2000–2006 | Sporting CP | ||
2006–2017 | Benfica | ||
National team | |||
Portugal U-23 | 2 | (0) | |
2001–2014 | Portugal | 171 | (75) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Gonçalo Nuno Borges Ferreira Gomes Alves (born 1 July 1977) is a former Portuguese futsal player who played as a defender.
At club level, he most notably represented Benfica, with whom he won 18 major titles in 11 seasons – the last 6 years as team captain. On 8 October 2014, he retired from international duty as the most capped player of all time for the Portugal national team.
After ending his career as player, Alves became team manager of Benfica.