Born in Santos, São Paulo, Alves made his senior debut with Portuguesa Santista, but played professionally for a short period.
[2] On 9 August 2013, after working for Jabaquara again, Alves joined Santos as an under-17 manager.
[4] Alves was dismissed by Peixe on 6 April 2018, after a poor performance in the year's Copa do Brasil Sub-20.
[5] He subsequently worked for Shandong Luneng before returning to his previous role in October 2020.
[7] A winger, he notably represented Santos during the later part of the Os Santásticos (1968–1973).