Marco Alves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco César Pereira da Cunha Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peña Deportiva | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Peña Deportiva | ||
| 1994–1995 | Salgueiros | ||
| 1995–1996 | União de Lamas | ||
| 1996–1997 | Felgueiras | ||
| 1997–1998 | Leça | ||
| 1998–1999 | C.D. Feirense | ||
| 1999–2000 | Naval | ||
| 2000–2001 | Trofense | ||
| 2001–2002 | Espinho | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 2003–2005 | AD Fafe | ||
| 2005–2006 | S.C.U. Torreense | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2011 | G.D. Serzedelo | ||
| 2011-2012 | Sharjah (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2012–2013 | G.D. Serzedelo | ||
| 2013–2014 | Taipas | ||
| 2014–2015 | G.D. Joane | ||
| 2015 | Trofense (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Vitória S.C. B (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2019 | Moreireense (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al Taawoun (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2021–2023 | G.D. Chaves (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gil Vicente (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2024–2025 | G.D. Chaves | ||
| 2025 | Al-Arabi | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Alves[1] (born 14 July 1986) is a retired professional footballer who played as a Defender.[2] He is currently the head coach of Al-Arabi.
Managerial career
Marco Alves spent many years working behind the scenes as an assistant/adjunct coach in Portuguese football, both at his home club GD Chaves and with Gil Vicente, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães, Trofense, as well as some experience abroad with clubs in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.[3] His first major role as head coach in a higher-league environment came in the 2024–25 season, when he took over GD Chaves in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Under his management, Chaves played 37 competitive matches, winning 16, drawing 9 and losing 12.
In July 2017 he joined Al-Arabi with his choice of coaching staff continuing after Nasser Al-Shatti.[4][5] after 11 games he was sacked by the club.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| G.D. Chaves | 1 July 2024 | 30 June 2025 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 44.44 | |
| Al-Arabi | 9 July 2025 | 10 November 2025 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 54.55 | |
| Total | 47 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 46.81 | |||
References
- ^ "Marco Alves- stats and career". fotmob.com. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Liga Portugal".
- ^ "Marco Alves: Information, teams and honours | BeSoccer".
- ^ http://alwatan.kuwait.tt/mobile/marticledetails.aspx?id=805931&yearquarter=20253
- ^ "Marco Alves named Al-Arabi coach as club prepares for new season". 9 July 2025.