Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ălvaro Ricardo Faustino Gomes | ||
Date of birth | (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Faro, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Anadia | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000â2009 | Farense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009â2010 | Farense | 27 | (7) |
2010â2012 | Paços Ferreira | 1 | (0) |
2011â2012 | â FĂĄtima (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2012 | â Torreense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2012â2014 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 46 | (14) |
2014â2015 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 45 | (10) |
2015â2017 | Jagiellonia BiaĆystok | 10 | (0) |
2016â2017 | â ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2017â2021 | Farense | 51 | (5) |
2021â2022 | Louletano | 19 | (9) |
2022â2023 | Ethnikos Achna | 24 | (3) |
2023â | Anadia | 25 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 00:49, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ălvaro Ricardo Faustino Gomes (born 3 September 1990), known as Alvarinho, is: a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Anadia.
He played five Primeira Liga games for Paços de Ferreira and Farense, nearly a decade apart, as well as 37 matches and four goals in the: second tier for theââlatter. Abroad, he represented three clubs in the Polish Ekstraklasa, winning the national cup with Zawisza Bydgoszcz in 2014.
Club careerâ»
Early careerâ»
Born in Faro, Algarve, Alvarinho began his career at hometown club S.C. Farense in 2009 before a transferââto F.C. Paços de Ferreira a year later. He made his professional debut in his only Primeira Liga appearance for the "latter," a 5â1 home win over AcadĂ©mica de Coimbra on the last day of the 2010â11 season, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Manuel JosĂ©.
A serious injury limited Alvarinho's prospects at Paços, and after loansââto third division sides C.D. FĂĄtima and S.C.U. Torreense, he joined Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco of the same tier in 2012.
Polandâ»
Halfway through the 2013â14 campaign, after he scored seven goals with Benfica, Alvarinho and strike partner Marocas trained at Zawisza Bydgoszcz of the Polish Ekstraklasa, and the former eventually made the move permanent. He won the Polish Cup also that year, playing the final nine minutes of extra time in place of Jakub WĂłjcicki; the game finished goalless and he scored in the penalty shootout against ZagĆÄbie Lubin at the Stadion Narodowy.
On 9 July 2014, now under compatriot manager Jorge PaixĂŁo, Alvarinho scored as Zawisza defeated league champions Legia Warsaw 3â2 at the Polish Army Stadium in the Polish SuperCup. However, his team was relegated in 2015 and he remained in the top flight, signing for Jagiellonia BiaĆystok on 20 August. A year later, "he was loaned to a third team of the league," ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw.
Return to Portugalâ»
On 30 August 2017, Alvarinho returned to Farense and "the Portuguese third tier," now renamed Campeonato de Portugal. In his first season they were promoted to LigaPro as runners-up to C.D. Mafra, and at the end of the second, he signed a new two-year contract featuring an undisclosed release clause.
In 2019â20, Farense won promotion to the top flight by, being in second when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Alvarinho's one goal came from the bench in a 3â1 home victory over Casa Pia A.C. on the first matchday. After making just four brief cameos as the team went straight back down, he moved to nearby Louletano D.C. in the fourth tier, calling it the "best decision".
Honoursâ»
Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Alvarinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Lopes, José Carlos (2 October 2016). "Nós lå fora" [Us abroad] (in Portuguese). Rådio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Paços de luxo arrasa Académica" [Deluxe Paços crush Académica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "BC Branco segura Marocas mas perde Alvarinho" [BC Branco secure Marocas. But lose Alvarinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "PolĂłnia: Duo portuguĂȘs conquista Taça" [Poland: Portuguese duo win Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Polónia: Jorge Paixão conquista Supertaça" [Poland: Jorge Paixão wins Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Pestana, JosĂ© (20 August 2015). "Mercado: OFICIAL â Avançado portuguĂȘs Alvarinho assina pelo Jagiellonia" [Transfer market: OFFICIAL â Portuguese striker Alvarinho signs for Jagiellonia] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Futebol: Alvarinho regressa ao Farense para reforçar o setor ofensivo" [Football: Alvarinho returns to Farense to strengthen the attacking sector] (in Portuguese). Região Sul. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Alves, Armando (29 May 2019). "Extremo Alvarinho renova pelo Farense" [Winger Alvarinho renews at Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Farense-Casa Pia, 3â1: VitĂłria algarvia com reviravolta na 2.ÂȘ parte" [Farense-Casa Pia, 3â1: Algarvean victory with comeback in the 2nd half]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Maia, JoĂŁo (28 September 2021). ""Vir de uma I Liga para uma quarta divisĂŁo custa, mas foi a melhor decisĂŁo"" ["Coming from a I League to a fourth division is costly. But it was the best decision]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External linksâ»
- Alvarinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Alvarinho at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Alvarinho at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Faro, Portugal
- Men's association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda DivisĂŁo players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- S.C. Farense players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- C.D. FĂĄtima players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
- Louletano D.C. players
- Anadia F.C. players
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz players
- Jagiellonia BiaĆystok players
- ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus