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Bruno Alves

1981 - Today

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Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾunu ˈalvɨʃ]; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently sporting director of Super League Greece club AEK Athens. He began and spent most of his professional career at Porto, where he won a total of nine titles and appeared in 171 official games. He also won trophies in Russia with Zenit Saint Petersburg, and in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. A senior Portugal international since 2007, Alves represented the country in three World Cups, three European Championships and one Confederations Cup, winning Euro 2016 and earning 96 caps in the process. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Alves is the 1,595th most popular soccer player (up from 1,661st in 2024), the 279th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 271st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bruno Alves ranks 1,595 out of 21,273. Before him are Fernando Paternoster, Koloman Gögh, Vladica Popović, Fritz Szepan, Dieter Hoeneß, and Carvalho Leite. After him are Rachid Mekhloufi, Silvester Takač, Igor Chislenko, Moacir Claudino Pinto, Hans-Jürgen Kreische, and Faryd Mondragón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Bruno Alves ranks 62. Before him are Maxwell, Andrey Arshavin, Floor Jansen, Tom Hiddleston, Roque Santa Cruz, and Bryce Dallas Howard. After him are Tiago Mendes, Júlio Baptista, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Toše Proeski, Sienna Miller, and Diego López.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Bruno Alves ranks 279 out of 633. Before him are Ricardo (1976), João de Loureiro (1717), Duarte Barbosa (1480), António Simões (1943), Estácio de Sá (1520), and José Augusto (1937). After him are João César Monteiro (1939), Tiago Mendes (1981), Antero de Quental (1842), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), and Diogo Jota (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Bruno Alves ranks 33. Before him are Fernando Couto (1969), Humberto Coelho (1950), Fábio Coentrão (1988), Ricardo (1976), António Simões (1943), and José Augusto (1937). After him are Tiago Mendes (1981), Diogo Jota (1996), Hilário (1975), Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), and Alberto Festa (1939).

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