Daniel Alves

Daniel Alves
For the Portuguese footballer, see Dani (footballer).
Daniel Alves
Dani Alves- Scotland vs Brazil Mar10.jpg
Daniel Alves for Brazil national team
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alves da Silva
Date of birth 6 May 1983 (1983-05-06) (age 28)
Place of birth Juazeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 2
Youth career
Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2002 Bahia 25 (2)
2002–2008 Sevilla 175 (11)
2008– Barcelona 108 (11)
National team‡
2006– Brazil 52 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2011

Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro), commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as an attacking right defender for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining Barcelona, Alves spent a successful six year spell with Sevilla FC, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey with the Andalusian side. He joined Barcelona for €32.5m,[2] becoming the most expensive defender to date. Alves won the Treble in his first season with the club and a further Spanish super cup, European super cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, thus achieving the Sextuple. Also, he helped the club to clinch another Spanish super cup, two league titles, and a UEFA Champions League in the years that followed. Alves has held a Spanish passport since 2005.[3] On Thursday, September 29th 2011, Alves was appointed as a Special Olympics Ambassador for its Global Football program, charged with promoting respect and inclusion in football for people with intellectual disabilities, particularly in the run up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Club career

Bahia

Daniel Alves made his professional debut for Bahia in a match against Paraná Clube, for the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bahia won 3–0, with Alves providing two assists and winning a penalty for the other goal. Coach Evaristo de Macedo proceeded to give him a starting place in the team from then on. His constant good performances landed him a transfer, at first on a loan, to Spanish side Sevilla, halfway through 2002.[4]

Sevilla

Dani Alves at training session with Barcelona

After 2002–03, on loan to Sevilla FC from Bahia, Alves travelled to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship where he impressed as Brazil won the tournament. He was named as the third best player of the tournament and, after this, the Sevilla move was made permanent.

In June 2006, Sevilla had agreed to sell Alves to Liverpool, but they were unable to match their asking price of around £8 million.[5] In December 2006, he signed a new contract with Sevilla, tying him to the club until 2012.[6] He had a successful 2006–07 season, making 47 appearances and scoring five goals. He also played in every one of Sevilla's UEFA Cup matches which the club went on to win.

From his years in Spain, he also acquired Spanish citizenship, thus allowing him to bypass any non-EU quota restrictions and exempting him from needing a work permit to play in any EU countries.[7]

On 1 August 2007, Alves told SporTV that he wanted to leave Sevilla for a European giant,[8] later reiterating his desire to leave Sevilla to Marca, stating that he was flattered by Chelsea's interest and that he could never turn down such an opportunity.[9] In an interview with Antena 3 on 8 August, Dani Alves confirmed that his agent had been in England for some time handling Chelsea's offer, urging Sevilla to at least consider the offer.[10]

On 16 August 2007, Sevilla rejected an unspecified Chelsea bid and, six days later, rejected another two bids from Chelsea for Dani Alves, considering them to be "way below what was expected."[11][12] Alves later revealed his dismay with Sevilla president José María del Nido for having knocked back Chelsea's offers for his services after his move to Stamford Bridge collapsed, with Chelsea signing fellow Brazilian full back Juliano Belletti for a much lower fee.[13]

After a public war of words between Alves and del Nido[14] and the death of team-mate Antonio Puerta, Alves decided to stay with Sevilla, with player and president appearing reconciled.[15]

Barcelona

Dani Alves (far right) and Lionel Messi (left) in a match against Villareal

On 2 July 2008, Alves joined FC Barcelona. He left Sevilla in tears and said that he would love to play for Sevilla again. He said that he came to Sevilla as a boy and is now leaving as a man, but later broke down in tears at the press conference.[16] The official price of the transfer stands at £23 million up front, with about £7 million more to pay depending on a number of performance related factors over the next few seasons of Alves' Barcelona career, making him the world's most expensive defender[17] and the third most expensive player bought by Barça. He signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, that includes a buy-out clause of €90 million.

Alves made his competitive and European debuts for Barcelona against Wisła Kraków in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League third-round qualifiers on 13 August 2008.[18] He made his La Liga debut in the season-opener away to Numancia on 31 August 2008.[19] Dani Alves missed the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final due to a yellow-card suspension; Barcelona beat Manchester United 2–0 and thus completed The Treble. In his second season at FC Barcelona, the club retained the La Liga title, and in the 2010-11 La Liga season, Alves was instrumental in Barca's winning of their third consecutive La Liga title and fourth Champions League title.

Barcelona faced Real Madrid four times in less than one month. On 27 April 2011, in the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg, Pepe was sent off for a late challenge on Alves early into the second half, in an eventual 0–2 away win.[20] The UEFA has opened a disciplinary case against Real Madrid for the "red card shown to Pepe".[21].

International career

Alves at the 2010 World Cup

Alves made his Brazil debut as a substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait club Al-Kuwait Selection on 7 October 2006. Three days later, he earned his first international cap in a friendly against Ecuador. He was included in Brazil's team for the 2007 Copa América. He appeared in four matches including the final against Argentina, where he gave an assist and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory. Despite being the most expensive right-back in history, he has been unable to hold down a regular starting spot in the national team with Maicon being the first choice ahead of him. Alves came on as a substitute in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final against South Africa and scored the winner, a free-kick and a traditional Brazilian full back goal in the style of Roberto Carlos in the 88th minute in a 1–0 win.[22] He scored another long range free-kick against Iran on 7 October 2010.

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2011[23]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Bahia 2001 6 0 0 — — 6 0 -
2002 19 2 0 — — 19 2 -
Total 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 -
Sevilla 2002–03 10 0 2 1 0 0 — 11 0 2
2003–04 29 1 7 6 1 1 — 35 2 8
2004–05 33 2 8 2 0 2 9 0 3 44 2 13
2005–06 36 3 8 2 0 0 14 0 5 52 3 13
2006–07 34 3 11 8 0 3 15 2 5 57 5 19
2007–08 33 2 15 5 0 0 9 2 3 47 4 18
Total 175 11 51 24 1 6 47 4 16 246 16 73
Barcelona 2008–09 34 5 10 8 0 3 12 0 2 54 5 15
2009–10 29 3 10 6 0 2 13 0 3 48 3 15
2010–11 35 2 14 7 0 3 12 2 3 54 4 20
2011–12 10 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 16 1 4
Total 108 11 35 23 0 8 42 2 10 173 13 54
Career total 308 24 87 47 1 14 89 6 26 444 31 127

International career

As of 8 October 2010[24][25]
National team Club Season Apps Goals
Brazil Sevilla 2006–07 9 1
2007–08 8 0
Barcelona 2008–09 9 2
2009–10 14 0
2010–11 10 2
2011–12 2 0
Total 52 5

Honours

Bahia
2001, 2002
2001
Sevilla
  • UEFA Cup: 2
2005–06, 2006–07
2006
2006–07
2007
Barcelona
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
2008–09
2009, 2010, 2011
2008–09, 2010–11
2009, 2011
2009
Brazil
2003
2007
2009
Individual
  • UEFA Cup Most Valuable Player: 1
2006
  • UEFA Super Cup Most Valuable Player: 1
2006
  • FIFPro World XI: 1
2009
2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11
2007, 2009
  • La Liga's Best Defender: 1
2009

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Alves da Silva". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_10-11/plantilla/jugadors/alves.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Memoria Club 09-10 Caste Baixa
  3. ^ "Alves se nacionaliza y renueva hasta 2011" (in Spanish). AS. 12 August 2005. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/alves-nacionaliza-renueva-2011/20050812dasdasftb_4/Tes. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Daniel Alves: da Bahia para o sucesso" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 26 June 2009. http://www.bahianoticias.com.br/esportes/noticias/2009/06/26/5463,daniel-alves-da-bahia-para-o-sucesso.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Liverpool cleared to sign Alves". BBC Sport. 15 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5078450.stm. Retrieved 27 April 2009. 
  6. ^ "Sevilla keep hold of Alves". UEFA. 22 December 2006. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=493082.html. Retrieved 29 ay 2007. [dead link]
  7. ^ Caroe, Charlie (15 February 2008). "Alves alerts Chelsea and Tottenham". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/15/ufnalves115.xml. Retrieved 11 May 2009. 
  8. ^ "Alves courts Chelsea move". Eurosport. 1 August 2007. http://eurosport.yahoo.com/01082007/58/premiership-alves-courts-chelsea-move.html. Retrieved 3 August 2007. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Alves "cannot turn down" Chelsea". Eurosport. 3 August 2007. http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/03082007/58/premier-league-alves-turn-chelsea.html. Retrieved 3 August 2007. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Alves puts pressure on Sevilla". Eurosport. 8 August 2007. http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/08082007/58/premier-league-Alves-puts-pressure-sevilla.html. Retrieved 8 August 2007. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Sevilla snub Alves bid". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6946263.stm. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  12. ^ "Fresh Alves bids rejected". Eurosport. 22 August 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070826134023/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22082007/58/premier-league-fresh-alves-bids-rejected.html. Retrieved 1 September 2007. 
  13. ^ "Alves reveals Del Nido dismay". Sky Sports. 24 August 2007. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2682850,00.html. Retrieved 1 September 2007. 
  14. ^ "Alves in 'no show'". Eurosport. 27 August 2007. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27082007/58/champions-league-alves-show.html. Retrieved 1 September 2007. [dead link]
  15. ^ "Ramos can count on Alves". UEFA. 2 September 2007. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=579311.html. Retrieved 7 September 2007. [dead link]
  16. ^ "I have Sevilla to thank for everything...". Sevilla FC. 1 July 2008. http://www.sevillafc.es/_www/actualidad.php?op=not&id=11277. Retrieved 23 July 2008. 
  17. ^ "Alves: "Me voy como soñé, por la puerta grande"" (in Spanish). El País. 1 July 2008. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Alves/voy/sone/puerta/grande/elpepudep/20080701elpepudep_2/Tes. Retrieved 11 May 2009. 
  18. ^ "Soccernet match stats". ESPNsoccernet. 13 August 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=252050&cc=5901. Retrieved 11 May 2009. 
  19. ^ "Soccernet match report". ESPNsoccernet. 2 September 20082. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=252793&cc=5901&league=ESP.1. Retrieved 11 May 20091. 
  20. ^ Ten-man Madrid undone by Messi magic; UEFA.com, 27 April 2011
  21. ^ "Disciplinary cases opened against Real Madrid and Barcelona". UEFA.com. 28 April 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid=1624556.html. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 
  22. ^ "Brazil 1–0 South Africa". BBC Sport. 25 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8115181.stm. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
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