Magno Alves facts for kids
Magno Alves in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Magno Alves de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Aporá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| 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 Hyundai | 44 | (27) |
| 2004–2005 | Oita Trinita | 62 | (29) |
| 2006–2007 | Gamba Osaka | 53 | (36) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Ittihad | 12 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Umm-Salal | 47 | (36) |
| 2010 | Ceará | 21 | (9) |
| 2011 | Atlético Mineiro | 44 | (17) |
| 2012 | Umm Salal | 11 | (5) |
| 2012 | Sport | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Ceará | 149 | (78) |
| 2015–2016 | Fluminense | 54 | (5) |
| 2017 | Ceará | 36 | (10) |
| 2018 | Grêmio Novorizontino | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Atlético Tubarão | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Floresta | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Atlético de Alagoinhas | 10 | (4) |
| 2020 | Barcelona de Ilhéus | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Caucaia | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 851+ | (385+) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
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Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He came to occupy the position of the highest scorer in world football among active players, He came to occupy the position of the highest scorer in world football among active players, which generated the nickname "The Magnate".
Career
Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname Magnata. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 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.
In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará.
He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time.
Until 7 August 2021, he had scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.
On 28 July 2022, Magno Alves was reported announcing his retirement from playing.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Criciúma | 1997 | Série A | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| Fluminense | 1998 | Série B | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Série C | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Série A | 23 | 19 | 23 | 19 | |||||||
| 2001 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||||||||
| Total | 72 | 36 | 72 | 36 | ||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2003 | K-League | 44 | 27 | 44 | 27 | ||||||
| Oita Trinita | 2004 | J1 League | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 37 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 20 | |||
| Total | 62 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 34 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2006 | J1 League | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 37 |
| 2007 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 29 | 12 | |||
| Total | 53 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 49 | ||
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 2007–08 | Professional League | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Umm-Salal | 2008–09 | Stars League | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 27 |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Total | 56 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 75 | 53 | ||
| Ceará | 2010 | Série A | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 | ||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2011 | Série A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 335 | 195 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 397 | 228 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Rio de Janeiro State: 2002
- Brazilian Serie C: 1999
- Japanese Super Cup: 2007
- Ceará State: 2013, 2014
- Copa do Nordeste: 2015
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
See also
In Spanish: Magno Alves para niños
