Igor Ferreira

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Igor Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Igor Ferreira Alves
Date of birth (1985-02-21) February 21, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Sao Paulo, [1] Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 [2] Hougang United FC 7 (1)
2015 Darwin Olympic SC
Managerial career
2015– Camp Asia Elite [3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Ferreira Alves (born 21 February 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who was last known to be playing for Hougang United FC of the Singapore S.League.

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Career

Spending his football career in the lower leagues of Spain, precisely six years, Alves was childhood teammates with then Hougang player Geison Moura in Brazil and reunited with him when he signed for them in mid 2014. [1] A fan of Real Madrid, Alves counts Brazilian defender Lucio among his favorite footballers and was given the number 22 jersey upon arriving in Singapore, promising to work hard for the supporters. [1]

A UEFA 'A' License holder, Alves holds dual Brazilian and Spanish nationality due to the time that he spent playing football in Spain which bears some semblance to Brazilian legends Roberto Carlos, Marcelo, and Ronaldo. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Hougang's new signing – Igor Ferreira Alves – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg.
  2. ↑ "Ins & Outs: FFT's guide to S.League transfers in December". fourfourtwo.com. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "COACH IGOR FERREIRA Director of Football - Camp Asia Elite Sports". www.campasiaelite.asia.


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