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Afonso Alves

1981 - Today

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Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, Al-Rayyan and Al-Gharafa during a career that spanned between 2001 and 2013. He won eight caps and scored one goal for the Brazil national team, and helped his country win the 2007 Copa América. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Afonso Alves is the 6,126th most popular soccer player (down from 5,221st in 2024), the 894th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 823rd in 2019) and the 483rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Afonso Alves ranks 6,128 out of 21,273. Before him are Viktor Skrypnyk, Koichi Hashiratani, Philippe Desmet, Júnior, Guga, Patrick Müller, Eusebio Acasuzo, and Attila Abonyi. After him are Rami Shaaban, Tomás Rincón, Cengiz Ünder, and Alex McLeish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Afonso Alves ranks 271. Before him are Michael Pitt, Mya Diamond, Edu, Daisuke Matsushita, Jenni Dahlman, and Jérémie Renier. After him are Charlotte Riley, Han Ye-seul, André Lotterer, Ksenia Sobchak, Nadiya Savchenko, and Dimitris Papadopoulos.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Afonso Alves ranks 895 out of 2,236. Before him are Andrey Gustavo dos Santos (1974), David Neres (1997), Edu (1981), Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1922), Beto Almeida (1955), Júnior (1973), and Guga (1964). After him are Torben Grael (1960), Palhinha (1950), Antônio Pizzonia (1980), Thiago Neves (1985), and Cris Cyborg (1985).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Afonso Alves ranks 483. Before him are Sávio (2004), Andrey Gustavo dos Santos (1974), David Neres (1997), Edu (1981), Júnior (1973), and Guga (1964). After him are Palhinha (1950), Thiago Neves (1985), André Santos (1983), Bruno (1989), Felipe Anderson (1993), and Cris (1977).

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