Ivo Rafael Brandão Afonso (born 17 December 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ivo Rafael Brandão Afonso | ||
Date of birth | (1975-12-17) 17 December 1975 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1989 | Coimbrões | ||
1989–1995 | Boavista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Famalicão | 5 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Arrifanense | 24 | (3) |
1997–1999 | Marco | 50 | (6) |
1999–2000 | Canelas | 30 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Gil Vicente | 58 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Naval | 23 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Moreirense | 29 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 10 | (0) |
2007 | Panetolikos | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Kalamata | 13 | (0) |
2008 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Apollon Kalamarias | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Oberkorn | 9 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Steinfort | ||
2011–2013 | US Esch-Alzette | ||
2013–2014 | Steinfort | ||
Total | 263 | (20) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Porto, Afonso played four consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC, where he appeared mostly as a backup (an average of 14 games per campaign).
At nearly 31 he moved abroad, representing teams in Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg. His only spell in these countries' top flight was with Olympiakos Nicosia, in 2006–07.[1][2]