Brazilian footballer (born 1976)
Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
He is also known by his nicknameO Magnata (TheMagnate).[5]
Magno Alves was born inAporá,Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals forFluminense 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 nicknameMagnata. After a short stint in theKorean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joinedOita Trinita of theJapan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joinedJ1 League champion,Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace strikerClemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons.[citation needed] He joined Saudi Arabian sideAl-Ittihad after being sent away byGamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems.[citation needed]
In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian clubCeará.
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 sonPedrinho, forAtlético Cearense.[10]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Brazil | 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
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- ^The stats he has in state leagues are not counted below, but they are counted in his infobox.
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| - *Related tournaments:
- 1986 Torneio Paralelo (groups E, F, G, H) – 1987 Copa União Blue and White Modules – 2000 Copa João Havelange Yellow Group
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