João Alves
João Alves — Midfielder, Portugal. For Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 142 games, 32 goals and 5 trophies, debut in 1978.
Attributes and stats
- Position
- Midfielder
- Country
- Portugal
- Shirt
- No number
- Goals
- 32
- Games
- 142
- Trophies
- 5
- Best Trophy
- Portuguese League
- Debut
- 1978
Curiosities
On November 14, 1970, still a junior at Benfica, he took the field with black gloves on his hands — two days after his grandfather, Carlos Alves, also a footballer, died, who used to wear them. He never took them off again, and he became 'Black Gloves' forever.