Magno Alves
FullnameMagno Alves de Araújo
Birth date13 January 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeAporá, Brazil
Height1.76 m
CurrentclubAtlético Cearense
PositionStriker
Years 11994–1995
Clubs 1Ratrans
Caps 1?
Goals 1?
Years 21995–1996
Clubs 2Valinhos
Caps 2?
Goals 2?
Years 31996–1997
Clubs 3Independente
Caps 3?
Goals 3?
Years 41997
Clubs 4Araçatuba
Caps 4?
Goals 4?
Years 51997–1998
Clubs 5Criciúma
Caps 515
Goals 58
Years 61998–2003
Clubs 6Fluminense
Caps 6265
Goals 6111
Years 72003
Clubs 7Jeonbuk Hyundai
Caps 744
Goals 727
Years 82004–2005
Clubs 8Oita Trinita
Caps 862
Goals 829
Years 92006–2007
Clubs 9Gamba Osaka
Caps 953
Goals 936
Years 102007–2008
Clubs 10Al-Ittihad
Caps 1012
Goals 109
Years 112008–2010
Clubs 11Umm-Salal
Caps 1147
Goals 1136
Years 122010
Clubs 12Ceará
Caps 1221
Goals 129
Years 132011
Clubs 13Atlético Mineiro
Caps 1344
Goals 1317
Years 142012
Clubs 14Umm Salal
Caps 1411
Goals 145
Years 152012
Clubs 15Sport
Caps 154
Goals 150
Years 162012–2015
Clubs 16Ceará
Caps 16149
Goals 1678
Years 172015–2016
Clubs 17Fluminense
Caps 1754
Goals 175
Years 182017
Clubs 18Ceará[1]
Caps 1836
Goals 1810
Years 192018
Clubs 19Grêmio Novorizontino

Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is also known by his nickname O Magnata (The Magnate).[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Until 7 August 2021, he had scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.[5]

On 28 July 2022, Magno Alves was reported announcing his retirement from playing.[6]

In 2025, Magno Alves returned from retirement at the age of 49, to play alongside his son Pedrinho, for Atlético Cearense.[7]

Career statistics

Club

[8][a]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Criciúma1997Série A158158
Fluminense1998Série B
1999Série C
2000Série A23192319
2001267267
200223102310
Total72367236
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2003K-League44274427
Oita Trinita2004J1 League29112261-3714
200533182230-3820
Total62294491007534
Gamba Osaka2006J1 League31265320684437
200722100072-2912
Total53365392687349
Al-Ittihad Jeddah2007–08Professional League129421611
Umm-Salal2008–09Stars League272510001023827
2009–1020110079002720
2011–1295110000106
Total564121791027553
Ceará2010Série A219219
Atlético Mineiro2011Série A412061
Career total33519515925122212397228

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil200130
Total30

Honours

Club

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ The stats he has in state leagues are not counted below, but they are counted in his infobox.

References

  1. ^ "Flu fecha com Magno Alves até 2016, e atacante deve usar a camisa 20" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 5 May 2015. Archived 28 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Com mais gols que Ronaldo e Messi, Magno Alves só não quer "enganar" aos 39" (in Brazilian Portuguese). www.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. ^ "futebol80.com.br/links/artilheiros/magnoalves.htm". futebol80.com.br. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  4. ^ "Longe dos gramados, Magno Alves faz pregação e motiva jogadores do Ceará" [Away from the pitch, Magno Alves preaches and motivates Ceará players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo.com. Grupo Globo. 2 August 2021. Archived 8 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Prolific Scorers Data". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Magno Alves anuncia aposentadoria dos gramados e projeta despedida no Castelão" [Magno Alves announces his retirement from playing and plans to play a farewell match in Castelão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.Globo.com. Grupo Globo. 28 July 2022. Archived 9 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Romário, Rivaldo e Magno Alves: veja lista de quem já atuou ao lado dos filhos" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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