Alan (footballer, born 1979)

Alan Osório da Costa Silva (born 19 September 1979), known simply as Alan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Alan
Personal information
Full name Alan Osório da Costa Silva[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-19) 19 September 1979[1]
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
1998–1999 Ipatinga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Ipatinga
2001–2005 Marítimo 109 (14)
2002–2003 Marítimo B 9 (0)
2005–2008 Porto 32 (2)
2007–2008 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 29 (1)
2008–2017 Braga 230 (34)
Total 409 (51)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 400 matches and 51 goals over 16 seasons, representing in the competition Marítimo, Porto, Vitória de Guimarães and Braga. He won two national championships with the second club, and the 2016 Portuguese Cup with the last.

Club career

Alan was born in Salvador, Bahia. After starting professionally with Ipatinga Esporte Clube he moved overseas, joining Portuguese Primeira Liga club C.S. Marítimo in 2001–02 and playing 27 games in his debut season, but slightly less in the following. In his third year he scored nine league goals, notably one against Sporting CP in the 96th minute of a 2–1 home win[2] as the Madeira team qualified to the UEFA Cup after finishing sixth; the next season, on 6 February 2005, he also netted against the same opponent in another victory at the Estádio do Marítimo (3–0).[3]

Alan joined FC Porto for 2005–06, sharing teams with established Portuguese international Ricardo Quaresma, but still managed 24 league appearances in the campaign – although 14 as a substitute – scoring in a 3–0 home defeat of Rio Ave F.C. on 10 September 2005. In his second year he featured less prominently, being loaned to fellow league side Vitória S.C. for one season.[4]

During 2007–08, Alan was an everpresent element as the Guimarães team achieved a third-place in the domestic championship, in its first year after having achieved promotion. During the league campaign he only missed one game and totalled 2,367 minutes of play, finding the net in the last round, a 4–0 home win against C.F. Estrela da Amadora;[5] in June 2008, he was released by Porto and joined Vitória's Minho Province neighbours S.C. Braga.

On 23 October 2008, Alan scored after an individual effort in a UEFA Cup 3–0 home triumph over Premier League's Portsmouth.[6] He also featured in all the league matches, as Braga finished fifth; in the following season, he fared even better scoring nine goals, again in 30 matches, as the club managed a best-ever runner-up position. In the early rounds, he notably netted against Sporting (2–1 away win)[7] and former club Porto (the only goal in a home victory).[8]

Veteran Alan continued to be an automatic first-choice for Braga in the following years, when healthy. On 2 October 2012, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win at Galatasaray SK in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League;[9] he added a brace in the competition's next matchday, but his team lost 2–3 at Manchester United after being 2–0 up.[10]

On 13 April 2013, through a 45th-minute penalty, Alan netted the game's only goal against former team Porto – reduced to ten players prior to that action – to help Braga win the domestic League Cup, a first-ever for them.[11] He retired in June 2017 at almost 38 years of age, remaining tied to his last club in directorial capacities.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 January 2015[14][15]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marítimo 2001–02 Primeira Liga 271602[lower-alpha 1]0351
2002–03 Primeira Liga 18111—192
2003–04 Primeira Liga 34920—369
2004–05 Primeira Liga 303202[lower-alpha 2]0343
Total 109141114012415
Porto 2005–06 Primeira Liga 241304[lower-alpha 3]0311
2006–07 Primeira Liga 812[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 3]0121
Total 3225060432
Vitória Guimarães 2007–08 Primeira Liga 29150—341
Total 29150—341
Braga 2008–09 Primeira Liga 3034012[lower-alpha 2]1464
2009–10 Primeira Liga 308512[lower-alpha 2]0379
2010–11 Primeira Liga 2755119[lower-alpha 5]3519
2011–12 Primeira Liga 2334010[lower-alpha 2]1374
2012–13 Primeira Liga 265828[lower-alpha 3]54212
2013–14 Primeira Liga 246932[lower-alpha 2]0359
2014–15 Primeira Liga 13043—173
Total 173293910531026549
Career total 343466011631046667
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Includes 1 appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League

Honours

Porto

Braga

References
  1. "Alan" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "Marítimo-Sporting, 2–1 (crónica)" [Marítimo-Sporting, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "Marítimo-Sporting, 3–0 (destaques)" [Marítimo-Sporting, 3–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. Portuguese clubs rush to reinforce; UEFA, 5 July 2007
  5. "V. Guimarães-E. Amadora, 4–0 (destaques)" [V. Guimarães-E. Amadora, 4–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. Jesus finds something divine in Braga; UEFA, 24 October 2008
  7. Braga outplay uninspired Sporting; PortuGOAL, 22 August 2009
  8. Sensational Braga down FC Porto Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 19 September 2009
  9. "Peseiro's brave Braga prosper in Istanbul". UEFA. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  10. "United fightback douses early Braga burst". UEFA. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  11. "Braga win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  12. "Alan assume Relações Institucionais" [Alan takes over Institutional Relations] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  13. "LE: Alan admite sorteio "pouco simpático", mas coloca Sporting Braga como favorito" [EL: Alan admits draw "not very friendly", but places Sporting Braga as favourites]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  14. "Alan". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  15. "Alan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  16. Almeida, Isaura (1 June 2006). "Crónica da final 2005/06: Quaresma oferece dobradinha no Jamor" [2005/06 final match report: Quaresma offers double at the Jamor]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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