Adriano Alves

Adriano Alves
	Adriano Alves in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Adriano Leonardo Alves
Date of birth	January 5, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Central SC
	St. Pauli
2002	Shahab Zanjan
2002–2006	Esteghlal Ahvaz
2005	→ Al Nasr Dubai (loan)
2006–2007	Mes Kerman
2007–2008	Saipa
2008–2009	Damash Gilan
2009–2010	Malavan
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adriano Leonardo Alves (born January 5, 1977) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He was the first Brazilian to play in Iranian Football, where he played in the Premier Football League for eight seasons.^[3]

Club career

Alves started his career at Brazilian side Central Sport Club where he managed local success in the Campeonato Pernambucano, he attracted interest from Azadegan League clubs who seek players from Brazil who are cheap relative to European players and skillful, Shahab Zanjan a newly formed club at the time signed Alves on November 21, 2002.^[4] Alves scored 2 goals in his debut for the club,^[5] and was soon spotted by IPL side Esteghlal Ahvaz whom he played for, for four years. In 2006, he was transferred to the newly promoted Iranian Premier League side Mes Kerman F.C. in which he has played a crucial role in the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup season. He was transferred to Saipa for 2007–08 season and later signed with Pegah in the summer 2008 transfer window. In the beginning of 2008–09 season Pegah was sold to Damash Iranian and named Damash Gilan. Despite having a good season in Damash by scoring 12 goals, Damash was relegated to the Azadegan League and Alvez joined to Malavan in summer 2009.

Club career statistics

Last Update: 30 August 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2002–03	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Persian Gulf Cup	10	2	0	0	-	-	10	2
2003–04			24	8	0	0	-	-	24	8
2004–05			19	2	0	0	-	-	19	2
2005–06			23	6	0	0	-	-	23	6
2006–07	Mes		28	6	2	2	-	-	30	8
2007–08	Saipa		25	5	1	0	3	0	29	5
2008–09	Damash		26	12	0	0	-	-	26	12
2009–10	Malavan		29	6	1	0	-	-	30	6
2010–11	Malavan		1	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
Career total			185	47	4	2	3	0	192	49

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Esteghlal Ahvaz	2
06–07	Mes	5
07–08	Saipa	2
08–09	Damash	5
09–10	Malavan	1
10–11	Malavan	0

Notes

^ dw-world.de
^ Mehr
^ Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2002". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^ Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[1] w-world.de

[2] Mehr

[3] Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2002". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-21.

[5] Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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