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Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves (born November 8, 1980 in Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim

P?voa de Varzim is a Portugal city in the Norte and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2007 estimated population of 66,463. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper....
) 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....
 that currently plays for 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....
 in the Greek first division.

His younger brother, Bruno
Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portugal football 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 FC' defender Geraldo Alves....
, is a former AEK player, and both are centre backs.

s started his professional career at hometown's Varzim SC
Varzim SC

Varzim Sport Club is a Portugal football team. It was founded on December 25, 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club, and currently plays in the Liga de Honra....
, playing 15 matches in the Portuguese first division
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....
 in 1998-99
Portuguese Liga 1998-99

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1998–99 season....
, and subsequently signing with league giants S.L. Benfica.






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Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves (born November 8, 1980 in Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim

P?voa de Varzim is a Portugal city in the Norte and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2007 estimated population of 66,463. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper....
) 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....
 that currently plays for 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....
 in the Greek first division.

His younger brother, Bruno
Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portugal football 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 FC' defender Geraldo Alves....
, is a former AEK player, and both are centre backs.

Club career

Alves started his professional career at hometown's Varzim SC
Varzim SC

Varzim Sport Club is a Portugal football team. It was founded on December 25, 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club, and currently plays in the Liga de Honra....
, playing 15 matches in the Portuguese first division
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....
 in 1998-99
Portuguese Liga 1998-99

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1998–99 season....
, and subsequently signing with league giants S.L. Benfica. He first started playing with its B side, appearing 51 times and scoring once.

However, when first team opportunities proved few, he moved to S.C. Beira-Mar, in 2001-02, where he was an undisputed starter. After a season with Gil Vicente F.C.
Gil Vicente F.C.

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube , founded in 1924, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Barcelos. It is named after the Portugal playwright of the Gil Vicente....
, Alves joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, experiencing his most steady career period. In 2006-07, as Paços achieved a first ever UEFA Cup qualification, he played 28 matches and added three goals, including two in a 2-1 home win over C.D. Nacional, on April 7, 2007.

On June 5, 2007, Alves signed a three-year deal worth €1.3 million 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....
, where younger brother Bruno
Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portugal football 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 FC' defender Geraldo Alves....
 had previously played, loaned by FC Porto.In a September 20 UEFA Cup match against Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg

FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football club, based in Wals-Siezenheim. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. The club was known as SV Austria Salzburg before being bought by the Red Bull company in 2005 who renamed the club and changed the club's colours from its traditional violet and white to red and white....
, Alves scored his first AEK goal, in a 3-0 home win (3-1 on aggregate).

A starter in his first campaign
Super League Greece 2007-08

2007-08 was the second season of the Super League Greece, and started on September 1, 2007. The defending champions were Olympiacos F.C.. Asteras Tripolis, Veria FC and Levadiakos were promoted from Beta Ethniki in the previous season....
, Alves lost his spot in 2008-09 to Swedish international
Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
 Daniel Majstorovic
Daniel Majstorovic

Daniel Majstorovic ; born on April 5, 1977 in Malm?) is a Sweden international football player of Serbian descent who currently plays as a Defender #Centre back for AEK Athens F.C....
.

International career

Alves was called to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
, alongside brother Bruno Alves
Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portugal football 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 FC' defender Geraldo Alves....
, playing two matches in the tournament, against Belgium
Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association....
 and Nigeria
Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association ....
.

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