Divaldo Alves

Divaldo Alves is a Portuguese football manager.[1] He is a UEFA Pro Licence holder.

Divaldo Alves
Personal information
Full name Divaldo Silva Teixeira Alves
Date of birth (1978-08-12) August 12, 1978
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Teams managed
Years Team
2000–2002 Atlético do Cacém
2004–2005 EAS Olivais
2005–2007 Algueirão
2008–2009 PSMS Medan (assistant)
2009–2010 Persijap Jepara
2010–2011 Minangkabau
2011–2012 Persebaya 1927
2012–2013 Negeri Sembilan FA
2013–2014 Perak FA (technical advisor)
2015 FK Kruoja Pakruojis
2015–2016 Muscat Club
2017–2018 Muscat Club
2019-2020 Sofapaka FC

Career

A former youth coach and scout at S.L. Benfica also youth coach at Atletico do Cacem and Encarnacao Olivais Senior team,[2][3] Alves success came in Indonesia where he first worked as assistant coach of PSMS Medan in 2009, as the club qualified to the quarter finals of the 2009 AFC Cup and semi-finals of 2009 Copa Indonesia.[4] Alves later coached Persebaya 1927 to second place in the 2011-12 Indonesia Premier League he holds the LPI national record with 10 consecutive matches with 2 draws and 8 wins.[5] He also coached Persijap Jepara and Minangkabau F.C. staying 3 points from the second position in LPI competition, working with low profile players, Minangkabau FC was a club named PSP Padang.

In early 2013 Alves was named as the coach of the Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan FA.[6] However, he left the club in a mutual agreement in May 2013, before end of season.

Alves was appointed as Technical Advisor of Perak FA in June 2014, succeeding Karl-Heinz Weigang. His role is to work together with head coach Abu Bakar Fadzim in handling the Perak's first team squad.[7] as technical advisor and head coach on September 2014. Season 2017-2018 in Oman the club ended top 6, after Coach Divaldo Alves went out of professional football for one season for private reasons. Manager Divaldo Alves has new challenge this time in West of Africa, sign for Sofapaka FC for the coming season 2019/2020 and the objective is to achieve the top of the table of Kenyan Premier League (KPL).

Personal life

Besides his native Portuguese, Alves is also fluent in Indonesian, Malay, English, and Spanish.

Honours
Persebaya Surabaya
  • Malaysia-Indonesia Unity Cup: 2011
  • Indonesia Premier League
    • Runner-Up: 2011–12

References
  1. ""Voltei para abraçar um projecto"". Jornal dos Desportos. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. "Divaldo e Guti: dois portugueses à conquista da Indonésia | Maisfutebol.iol.pt | Paixão Pura - Persijap Jepara tem treinador e jogador lusos". Maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. "SUARA MERDEKA CETAK - Masih Menganggur, Gagal Kembali ke Benfica". Suaramerdeka.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  4. "Angolano disputa título na Indonésia". Jornal dos Desportos. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Divaldo Alves impressed by foreigners' attitude". Goal.com. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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