Aloísio Pires Alves

Aloísio Pires Alves (born 16 August 1963), known simply as Aloísio, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Aloísio

Personal information
Full name	Aloísio Pires Alves
Date of birth	16 August 1963
Place of birth	Pelotas, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Internacional	107	(7)
1988–1990	Barcelona	48	(0)
1990–2001	Porto	332	(15)
Total		487	(22)
National team
1983	Brazil U20	4	(0)
1988	Brazil	6	(0)
Teams managed
2003–2005	Porto (assistant)
2005–2006	Porto B
2006–2007	Vila Meã
2007–2008	Braga (assistant)
Honours Men's football Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent 11 of his 19 years as a professional with Porto, appearing in 474 competitive games with the club and winning 19 major titles.[1]

Club career

Aloísio was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. He represented local Sport Club Internacional in his country, helping the Porto Alegre side to three state leagues and the second position in the 1987 edition of the Série A, named Copa União in that year.

In 1988, Aloísio moved to Spain and joined La Liga giants FC Barcelona. Never an undisputed starter whilst in Catalonia, he did feature regularly as the teams before the emergence of the Dream Team won one Copa del Rey – a 2–0 win against Real Madrid[2][3]– and the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup, with the player starting in the final of the latter against U.C. Sampdoria (2–0).[4]

After two seasons with Barça, Aloísio signed for FC Porto in Portugal, where he would remain for the following 11 years until his retirement. With the exception of his final season he never appeared in less than 28 matches in the Primeira Liga, being one of only five club players to win five consecutive national championships.

Aloísio retired from football in June 2001 at nearly 38 years of age, having won seven leagues, five cups and seven supercups with his main club and appearing in more than 400 official matches. Having begun working under him in January 2002,[5] he was part of José Mourinho's coaching staff in the 2003–04 campaign as Porto won both the domestic and the UEFA Champions League; after one more year, now as assistant to Spaniard Víctor Fernández,[6] he was appointed head coach of the reserve team in the third division.[7]

International career

During 1988, Aloísio earned six caps for Brazil. Also in that year he helped the Olympic team win silver at the Summer Olympic Games, in Seoul.[8]

Career statistics

Club

[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona	1988–89	La Liga	27	0	4	0	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		38	0
	1989–90	La Liga	21	0	5	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	30	0
	Total		48	0	9	0	10	0	1	0	68	0
Porto	1990–91	Primeira Liga	37	1	7	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	52	1
	1991–92	Primeira Liga	33	0	7	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	45	0
	1992–93	Primeira Liga	28	3	2	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	40	3
	1993–94	Primeira Liga	32	0	6	1	10[lower-alpha 3]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	50	1
	1994–95	Primeira Liga	31	5	3	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	43	6
	1995–96	Primeira Liga	29	0	5	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	41	0
	1996–97	Primeira Liga	28	0	2	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	38	0
	1997–98	Primeira Liga	28	0	4	1	5[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	38	1
	1998–99	Primeira Liga	33	4	1	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	42	4
	1999–00	Primeira Liga	30	0	5	0	12[lower-alpha 3]	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	49	0
	2000–01	Primeira Liga	23	2	2	0	10[lower-alpha 5]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	36	2
	Total		332	15	44	2	75	1	23	0	474	18
Career total			380	15	53	2	85	1	24	0	542	18

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
2. Appearance in the UEFA Super Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
5. Nine appearances in the UEFA Cup and one in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1982, 1983, 1984

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1989–90
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Taça de Portugal: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1983
• Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 1988

References

1. "Aloísio: "Felipe é um central à Porto"" [Aloísio: «Felipe is a stopper made in Porto»]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
2. "Spain – Cup 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
3. "A 25 años de la Copa de la Vida" [Here's to 25 years of the Cup of Life] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
4. "1988/89: Hat-trick for Barcelona". UEFA. 1 June 1989. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
5. "Os adjuntos de Mourinho" [Mourinho's assistants]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 August 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
6. "Aloísio: "Sinto os jogadores com a cabeça limpa"" [Aloísio: «I feel the players are of a clear mind»]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
7. "Aloísio (ex-F.C. Porto) estreia-se na II Divisão já a pensar em treinar na I Liga" [Aloísio (ex-F.C. Porto) makes II Division debut already thinking of coaching in the I League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
8. "Aloísio". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
9. Aloísio at BDFutbol
10. Aloísio at ForaDeJogo

External links

• Aloísio at ForaDeJogo
• Aloísio at BDFutbol
• Aloísio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Aloísio – FIFA competition record