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Jose Luis Alves

José Luís
Personal information
Full name José Luís Alves
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1969 Atlético Clube de Portugal 4 (0)
1969–1971 Toronto First Portuguese
1971Toronto Metros (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jose Luis Alves is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Alves played in the Primeira Divisão in 1968 with Atlético Clube de Portugal.[1] In 1969, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[2] In his debut season with Toronto he assisted in securing the NSL Championship.[3] In 1970, he assisted Toronto in securing the NSL Cup by scoring a goal against Toronto Hellas.[4] He returned to play with First Portuguese for the 1971 season.[5]

In July, 1971 he was loaned to the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League because of a player shortage due to inquires.[5] He played in a friendly match with the Metros against Apollon Smyrnis F.C. on July 28, 1971.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - José Luís (José Luís Alves)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. ^ "Portuguese hold share of top spot in soccer league". Toronto Daily Star. June 24, 1969. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Festive air in park as Ports win pennant". The Globe and Mail. October 10, 1969. p. 28.
  4. ^ Waring, Ed (September 28, 1970). "Portuguese win soccer crown in overtime, 2-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.
  5. ^ a b "Toronto Metros sign four local Portuguese to one-week contracts". The Globe and Mail. July 24, 1971. p. 30.
  6. ^ Waring, Ed (July 29, 1971). "Metros' import goalie sparkles in 0-0 draw against Apollon". The Globe and Mail. p. 34.

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