Álvaro Magalhães

Infobox Football biography
playername = Álvaro Magalhães


fullname = Álvaro Monteiro de Magalhães
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|1|3
cityofbirth = Lamego
countryofbirth = Portugal
position = Left Back
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1979-1981
1981-1990
1990-1991
1991-1993
clubs = Académica Coimbra
Benfica
Estrela Amadora
Leixoes SC
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
176 (6)
19 (0)
41 (0)
managerclubs = Lourosa
Santa Clara
Chaves
Gil Vicente
Benfica (Assistant Manager)
Naval
Olhanense
Feirense FC Gloria Buzău
manageryears = 1994-1997
1997-1998
1998-1998
1998-2000
2003-2005
2005-2006
2006-2008
2008 2008-
nationalyears = 1981-1988
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (0)
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Álvaro Monteiro de Magalhães born in Lamego on 3 January,1961, better known as Álvaro, is a former football association player who played for Académica Coimbra OAF, SL Benfica and Estrela da Amadora. He won several Portuguese titles of National Champion and the Cup of Portugal while playing for Benfica.

He was capped 20 times for the Portuguese national football team, from 16 December 1981, in a 2-5 defeat at the hands of Bulgaria, to 16 November 1988, in a 0-0 draw against Sweden. Álvaro played in the Euro '84 finals and the World Cup 1986 finals. He left Benfica at the end of the 1989/90, and finished his playing career in 1993. He has been, since then, a football manager, notably assistant manager to Giovanni Trapattoni when Benfica won the Superliga in 2004-05.Mr. Magalhães was born with polydactylism and was nicknamed the "seis dedos" (six fingers). As of august 2008, he coaches Romanian Liga I team FC Gloria Buzău.

Honours

*Portuguese Liga 1983,1984,1987,1989
*Portuguese Cup 1983,1985,1986,1987
*Portuguese SuperCup 1986