Rodrigo Alvim

Rodrigo Alvim
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Oliveira da Silva Alvim
Date of birth	25 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Left-back
Youth career
1997–2002	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Caxias do Sul
2004–2005	Grêmio
2006	Paraná
2006–2008	Belenenses
2008–2010	VfL Wolfsburg
2010–2012	Flamengo
2012	Joinville
2013	Paysandu
2014	Miami Dade
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Oliveira da Silva Alvim (born 23 November 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Porto Alegre, Alvim made his professional debut in 2003 with Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul. He went on to represent Grêmio FBPA and Paraná Clube in his country and, in June 2006, he moved to Portuguese club C.F. Os Belenenses.^[1]

After two impressive Primeira Liga seasons with the Lisbon team, coached by Jorge Jesus,^[2] Alvim signed a three-year deal with VfL Wolfsburg in late July 2008. He was crowned Bundesliga champion in his first season, but contributed only 24 minutes to that feat.^[3]^[4]

On 25 January 2010, Alvim's contract with Wolfsburg was terminated and, the following day, he returned to Brazil and joined defending Série A champions CR Flamengo.^[5]

Honours

Wolfsburg

Bundesliga: 2008–09^[6]

Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 2011

References

^ "Belenenses contrata lateral Rodrigo Alvim, amigo de Ronaldinho Gaúcho" [Belenenses sign full-back Rodrigo Alvim, friend of Ronaldinho Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ Bianchini, Vladimir (7 November 2019). "Ex-Flamengo diz que sua carreira foi dividida em duas partes: antes e depois de Jorge Jesus" [Former Flamengo man says his career was divided in two parts: before and after Jorge Jesus] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brazil. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ Wallrodt, Lars (22 April 2009). "Wolfsburger Prügelei auf dem Präsentierteller" [Wolfsburg's brawl in a fishbowl]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "Alvim muss gehen" [Alvim must go] (in German). Revier Sport. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Flamengo contrata mais um reforço: Rodrigo Alvim" [Flamengo sign another one: Rodrigo Alvim] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ Catuogno, Claudio (25 May 2009). ""Höhere Gewalt!"" ["Higher power!"]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

Rodrigo Alvim at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Rodrigo Alvim at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rodrigo Alvim at Soccerway
Official website (in Portuguese)

[1] "Belenenses contrata lateral Rodrigo Alvim, amigo de Ronaldinho Gaúcho" [Belenenses sign full-back Rodrigo Alvim, friend of Ronaldinho Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[2] Bianchini, Vladimir (7 November 2019). "Ex-Flamengo diz que sua carreira foi dividida em duas partes: antes e depois de Jorge Jesus" [Former Flamengo man says his career was divided in two parts: before and after Jorge Jesus] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brazil. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[3] Wallrodt, Lars (22 April 2009). "Wolfsburger Prügelei auf dem Präsentierteller" [Wolfsburg's brawl in a fishbowl]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[4] "Alvim muss gehen" [Alvim must go] (in German). Revier Sport. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[5] "Flamengo contrata mais um reforço: Rodrigo Alvim" [Flamengo sign another one: Rodrigo Alvim] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

[6] Catuogno, Claudio (25 May 2009). ""Höhere Gewalt!"" ["Higher power!"]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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