| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Brazil South Korea |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 13 January 1976, Aporá |
| Age: | 44 years |
Magno Alves de Araújo (Aporá, Bahia, Brazil, 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian football player who is currently playing for Ceará.
Career
Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves’ most famous soccer game was against Santa Cruz. In this game he scored 5 times and became known as 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. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems. He has become a fan favorite in Saudi Arabia by demonstrating his scoring abilities and his powerful physique.
In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Criciúma | Série A | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| 1998 | Fluminense | Série B | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Série C | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Série A | 23 | 19 | 23 | 19 | |||||||
| 2001 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||||||||
| Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K-League | 44 | 27 | 44 | 27 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor’s Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 37 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 38 | 20 | |||
| 2006 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 37 |
| 2007 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 29 | 12 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | League | Crown Prince Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2007/08 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | Professional League | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| Qatar | League | Emir Cup | Sheikh Jassem Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2008/09 | Umm-Salal | Stars League | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 27 |
| 2009/10 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | ||
| 2011/12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Ceará | Série A | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 | ||||||
| 2011 | Atlético Mineiro | Série A | ||||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 108 | 53 | 108 | 53 | |||||||
| Korea Republic | 44 | 27 | 44 | 27 | ||||||||
| Japan | 115 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 148 | 83 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | ||||||
| Qatar | 44 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 45 | ||
| Total | 323 | 208 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 381 | 222 | ||
National team statistics
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Brazilian League Top Scorer: 2000
- J. League All-Star Soccer MVP : 2005
- AFC Champions League Top Scorer : 2006
- J. League Top Scorer : 2006
- J. League Best Eleven : 2006
- Qatari League Top Scorer : 2008/09
Team
- Rio de Janeiro State Champions : 2002
- Brazilian Serie C Champions : 1999
- Japanese Super Cup Champions : 2007
- Ceará State Champions : 2013, 2014
- Copa do Nordeste Champions : 2015
Performances in Major International Tournaments
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
| Brazil | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | Senior | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4th place |