Álvaro Ricardo Faustino Gomes (born 3 September 1990), known as Alvarinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Moncarapachense.
[2] He made his professional debut in his only Primeira Liga appearance for the latter, a 5–1 home win over Académica de Coimbra on the last day of the 2010–11 season, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Manuel José.
[2] Halfway through the 2013–14 campaign, after he scored seven goals with Benfica, Alvarinho and strike partner Marocas trained at Zawisza Bydgoszcz of the Polish Ekstraklasa, and the former eventually made the move permanent.
[4] He won the Polish Cup also that year, playing the final nine minutes of extra time in place of Jakub Wójcicki; the game finished goalless and he scored in the penalty shootout against Zagłębie Lubin at the Kazimierz Górski National Stadium.
[9] In 2019–20, Farense won promotion to the top flight by being in second when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Alvarinho's one goal came from the bench in a 3–1 home victory over Casa Pia A.C. on the first matchday.