Boro's Alves moves to Qatar.Summary: Brazilian striker Afonso Alves Afonso Alves Martins Jr, Afonso Alves [a'fõsu 'auvis] (born January 30, 1981), is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Dutch side Heerenveen. Club career Afonso started his career with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro. has set his sights on topping the Qatar Qatar or Katar (both: kŭ`tər, gŭ–, kətär`), officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2005 est. pop. 863,000), c. League scoring charts after joining Al Sadd from Middlesbrough. Brazilian striker Afonso Alves has set his sights on topping the Qatar League scoring charts after joining Al Sadd from Middlesbrough. The Teessiders insisted on Friday the paperwork for the deal had not been completed after Middlesbrough's record signing Alves was pictured on the Al Sadd official website wearing a shirt and scarf. But 11-times Qatar league champions have now confirmed the 28-year-old has agreed a three-year contract with Al Sadd able to sign players until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links 15. Middlesbrough had already confirmed an undisclosed fee, believed to be around Au6 million, had been reached. Alves joined Middlesbrough for a club-record Au12.7 million from Heerenveen in January last year but failed to reproduce re·pro·duce v. 1. To produce a counterpart, an image, or a copy of something. 2. To bring something to mind again. 3. To generate offspring by sexual or asexual means. his Dutch league goalscoring exploits in England and managed just 10 goals in 42 appearances in the Premier League. He has not figured at all this season after undergoing surgery on a broken foot at the end of the last campaign. Alves said: "It's a great honour Honour or honor (see spelling differences), is the evaluation of a person’s trustworthiness and social status based on that individual's espousals and actions. for me to join a good team like Al Sadd who are one of the best clubs in Asia. "I have heard a lot about football in Qatar from my compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Felipe Jorge who is playing also with Al Sadd. "I'm looking to be the top scorer of the Qatari league The Qatari League or Q-League is the top league in Qatari football. There is a second division league in Qatar too. League Structure The promotion and relegation pattern are similar to European 10-team leagues, where the top club of the Second Division is promoted next season. I'm happy to have two other Brazilians (Felipe and Leandro) in the team and hopefully we will be a successful trio in the league. "I want to have great success with Al Sadd just like I did with Heerenveen in Holland in 2007 where I scored a lot of goals and I hope that I can do the same with Al Sadd." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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