Álvaro Monteiro Magalhães (born 3 January 1961), known simply as Álvaro, is a Portuguese former

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who played as a left back, and a current

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. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 224 matches and six goals over 11 seasons, mainly with Benfica with which he spent nine years, winning ten major titles. Álvaro represented

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at the

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and Euro 1984. In 1994, he began working as a coach.

Club career

Born in Lamego,

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, Álvaro made his Primeira Liga debut in 1980 with Académica de Coimbra, moving subsequently to

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. After two seasons he became first choice, helping the Lisbon club to four leagues and as many domestic cups (three consecutive in the latter competition) while amassing more than 200 official appearances. In June 1990, after only 13 games in his last two seasons combined – Benfica also appeared in two European Cup finals during that timeframe, but he was only a fringe player – Álvaro left and signed with neighbours C.F. Estrela da Amadora, helping the team to the second round of the

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; however, the league ended in relegation. He closed out his career at the age of 32 in the

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, with Leixões SC. One year after retiring, Magalhães began a coaching career, working with several first and second level teams. His first experience in the former tier was with G.D. Chaves in 1997–98, narrowly avoiding relegation. From 2003 to 2005, Magalhães was assistant manager at Benfica under

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and

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respectively, winning the league title in the second season. In the latter years of the decade he had spells in

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and

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, being Girabola champion in the latter country with

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, the second time in the

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club's history. Magalhães penned a new two-year contract in November 2009 but, on 29 March 2011, he was relieved of his duties. In early February 2012, he was appointed coach of fellow league side

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; shortly after, however, he returned to his country, signing with Associação Naval 1º de Maio which he had already managed in 2005–06's top flight and 2002–03's second tier.

International career

Álvaro was

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20 times for

, his debut coming on 16 December 1981 in a 2–5 defeat with

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, a

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. He was picked for the squads present at

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and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. After the infamous

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in the latter tournament, Álvaro was one of the few players that did not defect from the national team, and his last international appearance came on 16 November 1988 in a 1–0 win against

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for the

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qualifiers, in

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Personal life

Magalhães was born with polydactylism in his left hand, and was

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d ''Seis dedos'' (six fingers) due to this condition.

Honours

Player

Benfica * Primeira Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89 *

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: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 *

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: 1985, 1989 * Taça de Honra (1) * European Cup runner-up: 1987–88, 1989–90 *

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runner-up: 1982–83

Manager

Interclube * Girabola: 2010

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvaro Magalhaes 1961 births Living people People from Lamego Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players S.L. Benfica footballers C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Leixões S.C. players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers C.D. Santa Clara managers G.D. Chaves managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers Vitória S.C. managers C.F. Estrela da Amadora managers Associação Naval 1º de Maio managers S.C. Olhanense managers C.D. Feirense managers G.D. Interclube managers C.D. Tondela managers S.C. Farense managers FC Gloria Buzău managers Liga I managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Romania Expatriate football managers in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola Sportspeople from Viseu District