João Victor Saraiva (born 22 January 1977), better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese retired beach soccer player. He played in the forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities. He took the nickname Madjer because his idol is the former Algerian player Rabah Madjer. He has often been hailed as the best-ever beach soccer player. He became the first player to score 1000 international beach soccer career goals in an 8–1 win against

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in September 2016. In 2019, he was considered, by the prestigious magazine France Football, to be the best beach soccer player of all time.

International career

Madjer has an extraordinary agility and dribbling talent in contrast to his height (194 cm). Besides, he is very capable in acrobatic finishes such as

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s, over-head kicks and bicycle kicks. His skills provide a vital contribution for his team while competing in EBSL, Mundialito, and above all the Beach Soccer World Championship. At the 2005, 2006, and 2008 World Cups Madjer won the golden boot for most goals scored in the tournament, and, he also was the MVP of EBSL last season in 1999, 2006, 2008 and 2009. He retired from the sport after winning the

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in a victory over Italy.

Statistics

Honours

Club

;Cavalieri del Mare Beach Soccer *Scudetto: 2005 ; Sporting Clube de Portugal *

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: 2010, 2016 ; FC Lokomotiv Moscow *Russian National Beach Soccer Championship: 2011; *

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;Alanya *Turkish National Beach Soccer Championship: 2011 ;

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*UAE National Beach Soccer Championship: 2012, 2013, 2014 *UAE President's Cup: 2014 *UAE Supercup: 2014 ;

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*Turkish National Beach Soccer Championship: 2013

Country

* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (3):

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, 2015,

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* Euro Beach Soccer League (6): 2002,

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, 2010, 2015,

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(6): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 *

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(Gold Medal): 2019 * BSWW Mundialito (4): 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012 *

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(1): 2000

Individual

* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Ball (2):

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, 2006 * FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Silver Ball (2):

, 2009 * FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bronze Ball (1): 2015 * Beach Soccer World Championships Top Scorer (2): 2002,

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* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Shoe (3):

, 2006,

* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Silver Shoe (3): 2009, 2011, 2015 *

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(3): 2003, 2005, 2006 * Beach Soccer Best Player of the Year (2): 2015, 2016 * Beach Soccer Goal of the Year (1): 2015 * Beach Soccer Team of the Year (2): 2015, 2016 * Euro Beach Soccer League MVP (5): 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 * Euro Beach Soccer League Top Scorer (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 * Euro Beach Soccer League Fair Play Award (1): 2005 * Euro Beach Soccer League Portuguese Event Top Scorer (1): 2007 * Euro Beach Soccer League French Event Top Scorer (1): 2007 * Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event Top Scorer (1): 2004 * Euro Beach Soccer Cup Top Scorer (4): 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012 * FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) Top Scorer (1): 2011 * Mundialito MVP (6): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 * Mundialito Top Scorer (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 * Copa Latina MVP (2): 1999, 2000 *Capocannoniere Serie A (2): 2008, 2009 *Capocannoniere Coppa Italia (1): 2008 *Russian National Beach Soccer Championship MVP (1): 2011 *Turkish National Beach Soccer Championship MVP (2): 2012, 2013 *UAE National Beach Soccer Championship Top Scorer (1): 2012 * Mundialito de Clubes Top Scorer (1):

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References

External links

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