Israel Alves

Israel Alves
Personal information
Full name	Israel Fernando da Costa Alves
Date of birth	31 January 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Futsal Azeméis
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	(football)
1997–1998	Boavista
1998–2001
2001–2002	Miramar
2002–2003	Boavista
2003–2005	Sporting CP
2005–2008	Freixieiro
2009	Burela
2009–2010	FS Zamora
2010	Belenenses
2010–2012	Modicus Sandim
2012
2012–2014	Rio Ave
2014	Boavista
2015–2017	Unidos Pinheirense
2017–	Futsal Azeméis
National team‡
2001
2002
1999–2010	Portugal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 October 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Israel Fernando da Costa Alves (born 31 January 1977), is a Portuguese professional futsal player who plays as a winger for Futsal Azeméis.^[1] Israel earned over 100 caps for the Portugal national team and competed in two FIFA Futsal World Cups, in 2004 and 2008, and in three UEFA Futsal Championships, in 2005, 2007, and 2010.^[2] At club level in his long career as a futsal player he became Portuguese champion playing for Sporting CP in the season and he also played in the Spanish División de Honor de Futsal for FS Zamora and in China for .

References[]

^ "Entrevista a Israel Alves" [Israel Alves interview] (in Portuguese). Bola ao Centro. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ "Israel distinguido" [Israel distinguished] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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