Magno Alves
Brazilian footballer (born 1976)
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Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Magno Alves in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magno Alves de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Aporá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Cearense | ||
| 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[1] | 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[2][3][4] | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Atlético Cearense | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 851+ | (385+) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2025 | |||
He is also known by his nickname O Magnata (The Magnate).[5]
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.[6] 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.[citation needed] He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems.[citation needed]
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.[7]
Until 7 August 2021, he had scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.[8]
On 28 July 2022, Magno Alves was reported announcing his retirement from playing.[9]
In 2025, Magno Alves returned from retirement at the age of 49, to play alongside his son Pedrinho, for Atlético Cearense.[10]
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
Honours
Club
Individual
Notes
- The stats he has in state leagues are not counted below, but they are counted in his infobox.
