{{short description|Portuguese football manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Divaldo Alves | image = | caption = | fullname = Divaldo Da Silva Teixeira Alves | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Luanda, Angola | currentclub = Persijap Jepara (technical director) | position = | manageryears1 = 2000–2002 | managerclubs1 = Atlético do Cacém | manageryears2 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs2 = EAS Olivais | manageryears3 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs3 = Algueirão | manageryears4 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs4 = PSMS Medan | manageryears5 = 2010 | managerclubs5 = Persijap Jepara | manageryears6 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs6 = Minangkabau | manageryears7 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs7 = Persebaya 1927 | manageryears8 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs8 = Negeri Sembilan | manageryears9 = 2014 | managerclubs9 = Perak | manageryears10 = 2015 | managerclubs10 = Kruoja Pakruojis (Deputy treasurer) | manageryears11 = 2015–2018 | managerclubs11 = Muscat Club | manageryears12 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs12 = Sofapaka | manageryears13 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs13 = Persik Kediri | manageryears14 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs14 = Persita Tangerang | manageryears15 = 2025 | managerclubs15 = Persik Kediri | manageryears16 = 2025 | managerclubs16 = PSBS Biak | manageryears17 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs17 = Persijap Jepara | manageryears18 = 2026– | managerclubs18 = Persijap Jepara (Technical director) }}{{Portuguese name|Teixeira|Alves}}
'''Divaldo Da Silva Teixeira Alves''' is a Portuguese football manager, who is the technical director of Liga 1 club Persijap Jepara.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2025 |title=Terima kasih atas segala dedikasi, semangat dan kerja kerasmu. Sukses selalu di perjalanan berikutnya, Coach Divaldo Alves. Thank you for everything. Your passion and leadership will always be part of our story. 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒆. 💜 !|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DK7AyhrzXFG/|access-date=15 June 2025|website=www.instagram.com|language=id}}</ref> He is a UEFA Pro Licence holder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/30/0/voltei_para_abracar_um__projecto |title="Voltei para abraçar um projecto" |publisher=Jornal dos Desportos |date=2013-11-13 |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref>
== Personal life == Besides his native Portuguese, Alves is also fluent in Indonesian, Malay, English, and Spanish.
==Managerial career== A former youth coach and scout at Benfica also youth coach at Atlético do Cacém and Encarnação Olivais Senior team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/internacional-made-in-persijap-jepara-guti-divaldo-alves-indonesia-maisfutebol/520b8ddb3004bc615fd27712.html |title=Divaldo e Guti: dois portugueses à conquista da Indonésia | Maisfutebol.iol.pt | Paixão Pura - Persijap Jepara tem treinador e jogador lusos |website=Maisfutebol.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v2/index.php/read/cetak/2010/10/26/128017/Masih-Menganggur-Gagal-Kembali-ke-Benfica |title=SUARA MERDEKA CETAK - Masih Menganggur, Gagal Kembali ke Benfica |website=Suaramerdeka.com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002755/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v2/index.php/read/cetak/2010/10/26/128017/Masih-Menganggur-Gagal-Kembali-ke-Benfica |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Alves success came in Indonesia where he first worked as assistant coach of PSMS Medan in 2009, as the club qualified to the quarter-finals of the 2009 AFC Cup and semi-finals of 2009 Copa Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/24/0/angolano_disputa_titulo_na_indonesia |title=Angolano disputa título na Indonésia|publisher=Jornal dos Desportos |date=2012-02-02 |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref> Alves later coached Persebaya 1927 to second place in the 2011-12 Indonesia Premier League he holds the LPI national record with 10 consecutive matches with 2 draws and 8 wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://premierleague.co.id/detil-berita/preview/divaldo_alves_didekati_klub_asia_dan_eropa |title=Divaldo Alves Didekati Klub Asia dan Eropa | Indonesian Premier League |accessdate=2014-01-12 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112231409/http://premierleague.co.id/detil-berita/preview/divaldo_alves_didekati_klub_asia_dan_eropa |archivedate=2014-01-12 }}</ref> He also coached Persijap Jepara and Minangkabau staying 3 points from the second position in LPI competition, working with low profile players, Minangkabau was a club named PSP Padang.
In early 2013 Alves was named as the coach of the Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/people/portugis/43287/divaldo-alves|title=Divaldo Alves impressed by foreigners' attitude|last= |first= |date=18 December 2012|website=Goal.com|accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> However, he left the club in a mutual agreement in May 2013, before end of season.
Alves was appointed as Technical Advisor of Perak in June 2014, succeeding Karl-Heinz Weigang. His role is to work together with head coach Abu Bakar Fadzim in handling the Perak's first team squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/PeluangAlvespulihmaruah/Article/ |title=MyMetro | Peluang Alves pulih maruah |accessdate=2014-07-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727015249/http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/PeluangAlvespulihmaruah/Article/ |archivedate=2014-07-27 }}</ref> as technical advisor and head coach in September 2014. Season 2017–2018 in Oman the club ended top 6, after Coach Divaldo Alves went out of professional football for one season for private reasons. Manager Divaldo Alves has new challenge this time in West of Africa, sign for Sofapaka for the coming season 2019/2020 and the objective is to achieve the top of the table of Kenyan Premier League.
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|16 February 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat. !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record !rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}} |- |align="left"|Persik Kediri |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |align="left"|27 August 2022 |align="left"|14 April 2023 {{WDL|27|12|7|8}} | |- |align="left"|Persita Tangerang |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |align="left"|12 September 2023 |align="left"|30 March 2024 {{WDL|19|5|6|8}} | |- |align="left"|Persik Kediri |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |align="left"|23 March 2025 |align="left"|14 June 2025 {{WDL|7|1|3|3}} | |- |align="left"|PSBS Biak |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |align="left"|1 July 2025 |align="left"|9 December 2025 {{WDL|13|3|3|7}} | |- |align="left"|Persijap Jepara |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |align="left"|19 December 2025 |align="left"|16 February 2026 {{WDL|8|2|1|5}} | |- !colspan="4"|Career Total {{WDLtot|74|23|20|31}} ! |}
==Honours== ;Persebaya Surabaya *Malaysia-Indonesia Unity Cup: 2011 *Indonesia Premier League ** ''Runner-Up: 2011–12''
;Individual *Liga 1 Coach of the Month: March 2023
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.mybestplay.com/coaches/divaldoteixeiraalves-soccer-174-28670ii3.html Profile at MyBestPlay.com]
{{Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Divaldo}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Luanda Category:Portuguese football managers Category:Portuguese expatriate football managers Category:Portuguese people of Angolan descent Category:PSMS Medan managers Category:Persijap Jepara managers Category:Persebaya Surabaya managers Category:Perak F.C. managers Category:Sofapaka F.C. managers Category:Persik Kediri managers Category:Persita Tangerang managers Category:PSBS Biak managers Category:Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers Category:Bangladesh Football League managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Category:Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Category:Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Category:Expatriate football managers in Oman Category:Expatriate football managers in Kenya Category:Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Oman Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh