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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Cássio and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Guilherme Alves
Personal information
Full name Guilherme de Cássio Alves
Date of birth (1974-05-08) 8 May 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth Marília, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Amazonas (head coach)
Youth career
1983–1991 Marília
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Marília 40 (14)
1993–1994 São Paulo 25 (10)
1995–1997 Rayo Vallecano 89 (38)
1997 Grêmio 21 (16)
1998–1999 Vasco da Gama 2 (0)
1999–2003 Atlético Mineiro 128 (85)
2002 → Corinthians (loan) 19 (13)
2003–2004 Al-Ittihad 6 (5)
2004 Cruzeiro 30 (10)
2005 Botafogo 27 (6)
Total 387 (197)
International career
2000–2001 Brazil 6 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Marília (assistant)
2008 Marília (interim)
2010 Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2011 Ipatinga
2012 Marília
2013–2016 Novorizontino
2016 Vila Nova
2017 Linense
2018 Portuguesa
2018 Paysandu
2020–2023 Marília
2024 Velo Clube
2024 Água Santa
2025 Velo Clube
2025– Amazonas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guilherme de Cássio Alves (born 8 May 1974), known simply as Guilherme, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Amazonas.

A stiker, Guilherme played with eight clubs with different fortunes in his country, and also competed professionally in Spain and Saudi Arabia during a 13-year career, most notably for Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Mineiro. Over the course of 11 Série A seasons, he amassed totals of 155 games and 68 goals.

Guilherme appeared with the Brazil national team at the 2001 Copa América. In 2011, he started working as a coach.

Club career

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Born in Marília, São Paulo, Guilherme started his professional career at age 18 with local Marília AC. After a few games, São Paulo FC manager Telê Santana signed him, and he played a relatively important part in the club's conquests in the following two years: the Supercopa Sudamericana, the Copa Libertadores, the Intercontinental Cup, the Copa CONMEBOL and the Recopa Sudamericana.

In January 1995, Guilherme left for Spain and joined Rayo Vallecano, scoring 14 goals in only 17 matches (half-a-season) as the team achieved promotion to La Liga.[1][2] During the following two campaigns, he continued to net in double digits, but they returned to the second division at the end of the latter.[3]

In 1997, Guilherme returned to his country with Grêmio. In the following year he moved to Vasco da Gama, where he was very rarely played, but also helped to the Torneio Rio – São Paulo conquest.

Still in 1999, Guilherme signed with Atlético Mineiro, where he experienced his best years as a professional. In the year's Série A, he was crowned top scorer by breaking the record which belonged to club legend Reinaldo, and led the team to the vice-championship.

Guilherme played one year on loan with Corinthians, scoring twice in his debut, a 3–2 home win against Internacional. However, his stay was marred by a serious car accident which resulted in the death of two persons.[4] He never regained his previous form with Corinthians, and after leaving Atlético for good (with a total of 139 official goals), represented Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.

In the year 2004, Guilherme signed for Cruzeiro, scoring 13 goals in 50 competitive games and helping the team to the Campeonato Mineiro. He finished his career in the following year, with Botafogo; he suffered a serious injury while at the service of the latter and, whilst recovering from his condition at Corinthians, severely hurt his thigh and decided to end his career, at 31.

International career

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Courtesy of his solid Atlético performances, Guilherme played a total of six matches with Brazil, his debut coming in 2000. He was called up for the squad which represented the nation in the following year's Copa América, scoring in a 2–0 group stage win against Peru in an eventual quarter-final exit.[5]

Coaching career

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In the beginning of 2007, Guilherme served as first club Marília's director of football, with the side in the Série B, being later an assistant and interim coach.[6][7] He subsequently joined another former team, Atlético Mineiro, being named assistant coach alongside Nei Pandolfo and Freddy Rincón.

On 21 February 2011, Guilherme was hired as Ipatinga's head coach.[8] On 21 June 2013, after a successful spell back at Marília, he was named in charge of Grêmio Novorizontino, being crowned champions of the following year's Campeonato Paulista Série A3.

After achieving a first ever promotion to the Campeonato Paulista in 2015, Guilherme was appointed at the helm of Vila Nova on 14 June 2016.[9] He departed the club in November,[10] after being confirmed as head coach of Linense for the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.[11]

Sacked by Linense on 20 February 2017,[12] Guilherme agreed to become the head coach of Portuguesa on 23 November.[13] He resigned from the latter on 6 February 2018,[14] taking over Paysandu on 14 July[15] but being dismissed on 25 August.[16]

On 3 February 2020, after more than a year unemployed, Guilherme returned to Marília after being appointed head coach.[17] He was sacked on 17 April 2023, after four seasons and nearly 50 matches in charge.[18]

On 26 January 2024, Guilherme was named head coach of Velo Clube.[19] He led the club to the year's Campeonato Paulista Série A2 title, and renewed his contract on 22 May[20] before joining Água Santa on 10 June, in a temporary deal.[21]

Back to Velo for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista, Guilherme avoided relegation with the club before agreeing to join Amazonas on 19 April of that year.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[23]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marília 1992 Série C 6 2 17 3 — — — 23 5
1993 0 0 27 9 — — — 27 9
Total 6 2 34 12 — — — 40 14
São Paulo 1993 Série A 4 2 — — 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 7 2
1994 3 0 18 8 — — 5[c] 2 26 10
Total 7 2 18 8 — 1 0 7 2 33 12
Rayo Vallecano 1994–95 Segunda División 17 14 — 2 0 — — 19 14
1995–96 La Liga 34 10 — 3 0 — 2 1 39 11
1996–97 38 14 — 6 4 — 2 0 46 18
Total 89 38 — 11 4 — 4 1 104 43
Grêmio 1997 Série A 9 9 — — 5[a] 3 — 14 12
1998 6 1 6 6 4 1 10[d] 6 — 26 14
Total 15 10 6 6 4 1 15 9 — 40 26
Vasco da Gama 1998 Série A 0 0 — — — 3[e] 0 3 0
1999 0 0 2 0 3 2 1[f] 1 7[g] 6 13 9
Total 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 10 6 16 9
Atlético Mineiro 1999 Série A 27 28 — — — — 27 28
2000 15 9 11 7 6 3 18[h] 14 4[i] 1 54 34
2001 24 10 14 10 3 4 — 7[i] 8 48 32
2002 0 0 4 0 9 3 — 19[j] 12 32 15
2003 22 8 11 13 8 6 1[k] 1 — 42 28
Total 88 55 40 30 26 16 19 15 30 21 203 137
Corinthians (loan) 2002 Série A 19 13 — — — — 19 13
Al-Ittihad 2003–04 Saudi Premier League 6 5 — — — — 6 5
Cruzeiro 2004 Série A 20 2 10 8 — 9[l] 4 — 39 14
Botafogo 2005 Série A 18 1 9 5 3 0 — — 30 6
Career total 268 128 119 69 44 23 45 29 51 30 527 279
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Supercopa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa de Oro
  3. ^ One appearance and one goal in Recopa Sudamericana, four appearances and one goal in Copa Bandeirantes [pt]
  4. ^ Nine appearances and five goals in Copa Libertadores, one appearance and one goal in Copa Mercosur
  5. ^ Two appearances in Copa Interamericana, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Torneio Rio-São Paulo
  8. ^ Ten appearances and nine goals in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances and five goals in Copa Mercosur
  9. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas
  10. ^ Sixteen appearances and eight goals in Copa Sul-Minas, three appearances and four goals in Copa dos Campeões
  11. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  12. ^ Seven appearances and four goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[24]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2000 2 0
2001 4 1
Total 6 1

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 July 2001 Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  Peru 1–0 2–0 2001 Copa América

Honours

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Player

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São Paulo
Vasco da Gama
Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro

Manager

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Novorizontino
Velo Clube

References

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  1. ^ "El Palamós cierra un ciclo con una nueva derrota" [Palamós closes cycle with new defeat]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1995. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Zabalza ve como gana el Rayo en Vallecas" [Zabalza watches Rayo win in Vallecas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 1995. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Guilherme, "marcado" por la victoria en el Bernabéu del 96" [Guilherme, "marked" by 96 Bernabéu victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "El ex rayista Guilherme, condenado a cinco años de prisión" [Former rayista Guilherme, condemned to five years in prison] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Copa América 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Marília dispensa Jorge Rauli e aposta em Guilherme" [Marília release Jorge Rauli and bet on Guilherme] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Há 12 anos, Guilherme Alves estreava como técnico" [12 years ago, Guilherme would debut as head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal da Manhã Marília. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Guilherme assume o Ipatinga e se diz preparado para desafio de ser técnico" [Guilherme takes over Ipatinga and says he is ready for the challenge of being head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Ex-Corinthians e Atlético-MG, Guilherme é o novo técnico do Vila Nova" [Formerly of Corinthians and Atlético-MG, Guilherme is the new manager of Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Guilherme Alves se despede do Vila e agradece: "Aprendizado grande"" [Guilherme Alves bids farewell from Vila and thanks: "Big learning experience"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Linense confirma Guilherme Alves como técnico para o Paulistão 2017" [Linense confirm Guilherme Alves as head coach for the 2017 Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Após nova goleada, Guilherme Alves não é mais técnico do Linense" [After new routing, Guilherme Alves is no longer head coach of Linense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Ídolo do Galo, Guilherme Alves é anunciado como novo técnico da Lusa" [Idol of Galo, Guilherme Alves is announced as new head coach of Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Guilherme Alves não é mais técnico da Portuguesa" [Guilherme Alves is no longer head coach of Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Guilherme Alves é o novo técnico bicolor" [Guilherme Alves is the new bicolor head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paysandu SC. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Técnico Guilherme Alves e executivo André Mazzuco são desligados do Paysandu" [Head coach Guilherme Alves and executive André Mazzuco are fired from Paysandu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Guilherme Alves é o novo técnico do Marília" [Guilherme Alves is the new head coach of Marília] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Marília demite técnico Guilherme Alves após eliminação na Série A3 do Paulista" [Marília sack head coach Guilherme Alves after elimination in the Paulista Série A3] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Ex-jogador do Atlético assume time da A2 do Paulista" [Former Atlético player takes over team from the Paulista A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). No Ataque. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Guilherme Alves renova com Velo Clube para Paulistão 2025" [Guilherme Alves renews with Velo Clube for the 2025 Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Velo Clube libera técnico Guilherme Alves para Água Santa de forma temporária" [Velo Clube release head coach Guilherme Alves to Água Santa in a temporary manner] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Amazonas acerta a contratação do técnico Guilherme Alves" [Amazonas sign head coach Guilherme Alves] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  23. ^ Guilherme Alves at BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  24. ^ Guilherme Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
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