Aloísio Pires Alves (born 16 August 1963), known simply as Aloísio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is currently the head coach of Juticalpa in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras.
He spent 11 of his 19 years as a professional with Porto, appearing in 474 competitive matches with the club and winning 19 major titles.
Club career Aloísio was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. He represented local Internacional in his country, helping the Porto Alegre side to three state leagues and the second position in the 1987 edition of the Série A, named Copa União in that year.
In 1988, Aloísio moved to Spain and joined La Liga giants Barcelona. Never an undisputed starter whilst in Catalonia, he did feature regularly as the teams before the emergence of the Dream Team won one Copa del Rey – a 2–0 win against Real Madrid– and the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup, with the player starting in the final of the latter against Sampdoria (2–0).
After two seasons with Barça, Aloísio signed for Porto in Portugal, where he would remain for the following eleven years until his retirement. With the exception of his final season he never appeared in less than 28 matches in the Primeira Liga, being one of only five club players to win five consecutive national championships.
Aloísio retired from football in June 2001 at nearly 38 years of age, having won seven leagues, five cups and seven supercups with his main club and appearing in more than 400 official matches. Having begun working under him in January 2002, he was part of José Mourinho's coaching staff in the 2003–04 campaign as Porto won both the domestic and the UEFA Champions League; after one more year as assistant to Spaniard Víctor Fernández, he was appointed head coach of the reserve team in the third division.
International career During 1988, Aloísio earned six caps for Brazil. Also in that year, he helped the Olympic team win silver at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona1988–89La Liga2704070—3801989–90La Liga210503010300Total4809010010680Porto1990–91Primeira Divisão3717060205211991–92Primeira Divisão3307030204501992–93Primeira Divisão2832070304031993–94Primeira Divisão32061100205011994–95Primeira Divisão3153051404361995–96Primeira Divisão2905040304101996–97Primeira Divisão2802070103801997–98Primeira Divisão2804150103811998–99Primeira Divisão3341060204241999–2000Primeira Liga30050120204902000–01Primeira Liga2322010010362Total3321544275123047418Career total3801553285124054218
Honours Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1982, 1983, 1984
Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1989–90 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
Porto Primeira Divisão: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 Taça de Portugal: 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999
Brazil U20 FIFA World Youth Championship: 1983 South American Youth Championship: 1983
Brazil Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 1988
Individual Bola de Prata: 1987
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