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Magno Alves
Magno Alves in 2016
Personal information
Full name Magno Alves de Araújo
Date of birth (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth Aporá, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Cearense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Ratrans ? (?)
1995–1996 Valinhos ? (?)
1996–1997 Independente ? (?)
1997 Araçatuba ? (?)
1997–1998 Criciúma 15 (8)
1998–2003 Fluminense 265 (111)
2003 Jeonbuk Hyundai 44 (27)
2004–2005 Oita Trinita 62 (29)
2006–2007 Gamba Osaka 53 (36)
2007–2008 Al-Ittihad 12 (9)
2008–2010 Umm-Salal 47 (36)
2010 Ceará 21 (9)
2011 Atlético Mineiro 44 (17)
2012 Umm Salal 11 (5)
2012 Sport 4 (0)
2012–2015 Ceará 149 (78)
2015–2016 Fluminense 54 (5)
2017 Ceará[1] 36 (10)
2018 Grêmio Novorizontino 7 (0)
2018 Atlético Tubarão 9 (1)
2019 Floresta 2 (0)
2020 Atlético de Alagoinhas 10 (4)
2020 Barcelona de Ilhéus 0 (0)
2021 Caucaia[2][3][4] 6 (0)
2025– Atlético Cearense 1 (0)
Total 851+ (385+)
International career
2001 Brazil 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2025

Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is also known by his nickname O Magnata (The Magnate).[5]

Career

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Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense 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 nickname Magnata. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 League champion, Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons.[citation needed] He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems.[citation needed]

In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará.

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 son Pedrinho, for Atlético Cearense.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Criciúma 1997 Série A 158158
Fluminense 1998 Série B
1999 Série C
2000 Série A 23192319
2001 267267
2002 23102310
Total 72367236
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2003 K-League 44274427
Oita Trinita 2004 J1 League 29112261-3714
2005 33182230-3820
Total 62294491007534
Gamba Osaka 2006 J1 League 31265320684437
2007 22100072-2912
Total 53365392687349
Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2007–08 Professional League 129421611
Umm-Salal 2008–09 Stars League 272510001023827
2009–10 20110079002720
2011–12 95110000106
Total 564121791027553
Ceará 2010 Série A 219219
Atlético Mineiro 2011 Série A 412061
Career total 33519515925122212397228

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 200130
Total30

Honours

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Club

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Individual

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The stats he has in state leagues are not counted below, but they are counted in his infobox.

References

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  1. ↑ "Flu fecha com Magno Alves até 2016, e atacante deve usar a camisa 20". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Magno Alves é o novo reforço do Caucaia". www.opovo.com.br (in Portuguese). 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Com estadual paralisado, Caucaia anuncia saída de Magno Alves, Ciel e mais seis jogadores". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ainda sem técnico, Caucaia formará elenco com amadores na retomada do Cearense". diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Com mais gols que Ronaldo e Messi, Magno Alves só não quer "enganar" aos 39". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Futebol 80 | Magno Alves : 448 Gols". futebol80.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Longe dos gramados, Magno Alves faz pregação e motiva jogadores do Ceará" [Away from the pitch, Magno Alves preaches and motivates Ceará players]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Prolific Scorers Data". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Magno Alves anuncia aposentadoria dos gramados e projeta despedida no Castelão" [Magno Alves announces his retirement from playing and plans to play a farewell match in Castelão]. ge.Globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Romário, Rivaldo e Magno Alves: veja lista de quem já atuou ao lado dos filhos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Magno Alves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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