Washington Geraldo Dias Alves (born 3 September 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central defender. After he ended his playing career, he worked as a manager in the Portuguese lower leagues.
Personal life He played over ten years of his career in Portugal, where his children were born to a Portuguese mother.Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: «I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio») ; Mais Futebol, 26 August 2011 (in Portuguese)La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal) ; FIFA.com, 2 April 2014 (in Spanish) His sons Geraldo, Bruno, and Júlio have played football on the professional level. His brother, Geraldo Assoviador, was also a footballer, in the midfielder position.
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