Marco Alves

Marco Alves (born 14 July 1986) is a retired professional footballer who played as a Defender. He is currently the head coach of F.C. Famalicão U-23.

Managerial career Marco Alves spent many years working behind the scenes as an assistant/adjunct coach in Portuguese football, both at his home club GD Chaves and with Gil Vicente, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães, Trofense, as well as some experience abroad with clubs in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. His first major role as head coach in a higher-league environment came in the 2024–25 season, when he took over GD Chaves in Portugal's Segunda Liga. Under his management, Chaves played 37 competitive matches, winning 16, drawing 9 and losing 12.

In July 2017 he joined Al-Arabi with his choice of coaching staff continuing after Nasser Al-Shatti. after 11 games he was sacked by the club.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNat.FromToRecord G.D. Chaves1 July 202430 June 2025