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Dani Alves
- Position: Defender
- Squad number: 13
- Date of birth: 6 May, 1983 (27 years old)
- Height: 5'8" (173cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 5 Dani Alves | 5|6 Dani Alves |
| 2 As substitute | 42|40 Total Brazil |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 5 Total Brazil | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Dani Alves | 0 Dani Alves |
| 9 Total Brazil | 8 Total Brazil |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 7|12 Dani Alves | 0|0 Dani Alves |
| 74|74 Total Brazil | 8|2 Total Brazil |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Brazil games played
- Brazil 2-1 North Korea
Tuesday, 15 June Match report - Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast
Sunday, 20 June Match report - Portugal 0-0 Brazil
Friday, 25 June Match report - Brazil 3-0 Chile
Monday, 28 June Match report - Netherlands 2-1 Brazil
Friday, 2 July Match report
Player profile
When Alves signed for Barcelona for the staggering sum of €35m (£29.1m) he was described by Barca chairman Joan Laporta as the “best right-back in the whole world”.
Despite that overwhelming pressure he has not disappointed, helping Barca to an unprecedented treble in the 2008/09 season, although he missed the final against Manchester United through suspension.
He arrived at the Nou Camp after six highly successful years at Sevilla in which he won the Copa Del Rey, the European Super Cup and the Uefa Cup twice. His bond with the club was so great he broke down in tears at a press conference when it was announced he was leaving the club.
His scintillating performances for Barcelona’s team of all-stars has not been enough to oust Maicon from Brazil’s right-back slot and he is mainly used an impact substitute.
He was born in Juazeiro, in the state of Bahia, and was part of the Brazilian side that won the Under-20 World Cup in Qatar, and earned a place in the team of the tournament.
His greatest moment in a Brazil shirt came in the final of the 2007 Copa America where he scored a goal in the 3-0 final win over bitter rivals Argentina.
He has acquired Spanish citizenship which allows him to bypass any non-EU quota restrictions.
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