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Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (born November 27, 1981 in Porto
Porto

Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal....
) is a Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 who plays as a central defender, currently for F.C. Porto.

He is noted for his strength, aerial ability and sometimes excessively aggressive approach to the game, and is the younger brother of another footballer, AEK Athens
AEK Athens FC

AEK F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greece football club based in the city of Athens, Greece....
' defender Geraldo
Geraldo Alves

Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves is a Portugal football that currently plays for AEK Athens FC in the Greek Superleague.His younger brother, Bruno Alves, is a former AEK player, and both are central defender....
.

r three consecutive loans, two in Portugal and another in Greece with AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC

AEK F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greece football club based in the city of Athens, Greece....
,Alves returned to F.C.






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Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (born November 27, 1981 in Porto
Porto

Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal....
) is a Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 who plays as a central defender, currently for F.C. Porto.

He is noted for his strength, aerial ability and sometimes excessively aggressive approach to the game, and is the younger brother of another footballer, AEK Athens
AEK Athens FC

AEK F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greece football club based in the city of Athens, Greece....
' defender Geraldo
Geraldo Alves

Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves is a Portugal football that currently plays for AEK Athens FC in the Greek Superleague.His younger brother, Bruno Alves, is a former AEK player, and both are central defender....
.

Football career

After three consecutive loans, two in Portugal and another in Greece with AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC

AEK F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greece football club based in the city of Athens, Greece....
,Alves returned to F.C. Porto in 2005-06
2005-06 in Portuguese football

The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Cup of Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League.SL Benfica had a disappointing season, however they returned to the spotlight of...
, extended his link until 2010,and battled for a first-team spot with Ricardo Costa and João Paulo
João Paulo Andrade

Jo?o Paulo Andrade, known as Jo?o Paulo is a Portugal football centre back, who currently plays with FC Rapid Bucuresti. He can also appear as a defensive midfielder....
. He played in seven league matches for the eventual champions
Portuguese Liga

The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
, but was infamously sent off on October 15, 2005, in a 0-2 home loss against S.L. Benfica, after headbutting Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes

Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5 July 1976 in Amarante. He is a captain and striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for S.L....
.

The arrival of Jesualdo Ferreira
Jesualdo Ferreira

Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portugal football manager.Ferreira was the assistant manager for Portuguese national team in the 1990s, and manager for the under-21 national team, until the 1999-2000 season....
 at the helm of Porto would signal the turning point in Alves’ career. He beat off stiff competition for a starting berth in the team alongside Pepe
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira

K?pler Laveran Lima Ferreira, commonly known as Pepe , is a Brazilian-born Portugal association football defender , who plays for Real Madrid C.F....
 Hélder Postiga
Hélder Postiga

H?lder Manuel Marques Postiga is a Portugal football who plays as a striker for Sporting Clube de Portugal....
, and formed a rock solid partnership with the Brazilian
Brazilian people

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. An impressive season saw the player, now in his mid twenties, finally come of age. Alves was ever-present as Porto won another national championship
Portuguese Liga

The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
, and while the likes of Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Quaresma

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo is a Portuguese people Association football partly of Gypsy heritage, usually positioned as an attacking winger....
, Anderson
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

Anderson Lu?s de Abreu Oliveira , best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian association football, currently playing for Manchester United F.C.....
, Lucho González and Pepe picked up most of the plaudits, Alves’ key role in the success did not go unnoticed.

Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari, Order of Infante D. Henrique , also known as Big Phil is a World Cup-Winning, Brazilian football Coach whose most recent post was manager of the England Premier League side Chelsea F.C....
 gave the defender his full Portugal
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
 début in June 2007 against a team from Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
. In Euro 2008, Alves played in the 0-2 group stage loss against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.Its best performances in the Football World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in Football World Cup 1934, Football World Cup 1938 and when the country hosted the event in Football World Cup...
.

Honours

F.C. Porto:
  • Portuguese League
    Portuguese Liga

    The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
    : 2005-06
    Portuguese Liga 2005-06

    The 2005-06 Portuguese Liga season started on August 19, 2005 with a match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and C.F. Os Belenenses, and, the season ended on May 7, 2006....
    , 2006-07, 2007-08
    Portuguese Liga 2007-08

    The 2007-08 Portuguese Liga season was the seventieth since its establishment, and started on August 17, 2007. The fixtures were announced in July 12 2007....
  • Portuguese Cup: 2005-06


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