Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is also known by his nickname O Magnata (The Magnate).
Career Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname Magnata. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 League champion, Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems.
In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará.
He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time.
Until 7 August 2021, he had scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.
On 28 July 2022, Magno Alves was reported announcing his retirement from playing.
In 2025, Magno Alves returned briefly from retirement at the age of 49, to play alongside his son Pedrinho, for Atlético Cearense.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCriciúma1997Série A158158Fluminense1998Série B1999Série C2000Série A231923192001267267200223102310Total72367236Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2003K-League44274427Oita Trinita2004J1 League29112261-3714200533182230-3820Total62294491007534Gamba Osaka2006J1 League31265320684437200722100072-2912Total53365392687349Al-Ittihad Jeddah2007–08Professional League129421611Umm-Salal2008–09Stars League2725100010238272009–10201100790027202011–1295110000106Total564121791027553Ceará2010Série A219219Atlético Mineiro2011Série A412061Career total33519515925122212397228
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil200130Total30
Honours Club Rio de Janeiro State: 2002 Brazilian Serie C: 1999 Japanese Super Cup: 2007 Ceará State: 2013, 2014 Copa do Nordeste: 2015
Individual Brazilian League Top Scorer: 2000 J.League All-Star Soccer MVP: 2005 AFC Champions League top scorer: 2006 J.League Top Scorer: 2006 J.League Best Eleven: 2006 Qatari League top scorer: 2008–09
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