Magno Alves
Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Career. Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname "Magnata". After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 League  champion, Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems. In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará. He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time. As of 7 August 2021, he has scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.