Álvaro Pires (footballer)
| 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 | ||
| Team 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 | |||
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.
A native of
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.[1]
.
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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