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Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires (born March 11, 1985), or simply Álvaro Pires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive-midfielder, he currently plays for Nacional Futebol Clube.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Jardinópolis, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nacional-AM | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Internacional | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Spartak Nalchik | ||
| 2008 | → Los Angeles Galaxy (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Luverdense | 14 | (0) |
| 2012– | Nacional-AM | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2011 | |||
A native of Jardinópolis, Brazil (just outside São Paulo), Pires signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 with Brazilian side Internacional and broke into the first team at the age of 19. He spent three years there, appearing in a handful of games, before signing with Russian side Spartak Nalchik, then of the Russian First Division.
Pires had been on trial with Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit with his performances, Pires signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 28, 2008..
He made his MLS debut in Galaxy's first match of the 2008 season against Colorado Rapids on March 29, 2008, and scored his first MLS goal on June 7, 2008 - also against Colorado.
References
External links
- MLS profile at MLSNet.com
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На других языках
- [en] Álvaro Pires
[ru] Алвес Пирес, Алваро Энрике
Энри́ке А́лвес Пи́рес А́льваро (род. 11 марта 1985, Жардинополис, штат Сан-Паулу, Бразилия) — бразильский футболист, полузащитник бразильского клуба «Бататайс», выступающего в чемпионате штата Паулиста. Обладатель Кубка Либертадорес 2006, победитель клубного чемпионата мира 2006, серебряный призёр чемпионата Бразилии 2005 и 2006 годов. Профессиональную карьеру игрока начал в 2004 году в клубе высшей бразильской лиги «Интернасьонал» из Порту-Алегри. В 2008 году играл в MLS за клуб «Лос-Анджелес Гэлакси» после чего вернулся на родину, где выступал за ряд команд низших лиг.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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