Ivo Afonso

Ivo Afonso

Personal information
Full name	Ivo Rafael Brandão Afonso
Date of birth	17 December 1975
Place of birth	Penafiel, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
1988–1989	Coimbrões
1989–1995	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–1996	Famalicão	5	(0)
1996–1997	Arrifanense
1997–1999	Marco	50	(6)
1999–2000	Canelas	30	(1)
2000–2004	Gil Vicente	58	(1)
2004–2005	Naval	23	(4)
2005–2006	Moreirense	29	(1)
2006–2007	Olympiakos Nicosia	10	(0)
2007	Panetolikos	6	(0)
2008	Kalamata	13	(0)
2008	Olympiakos Nicosia	2	(0)
2008–2009	Apollon Kalamarias	4	(0)
2009–2010	Oberkorn	9	(4)
2010–2011	Steinfort
2011–2013	US Esch-Alzette
2013–2014	Steinfort
Total		239	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ivo Rafael Brandão Afonso (born 17 December 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Penafiel, Afonso played four consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC, where he appeared mostly as a backup (an average of 14 games per campaign).

At nearly 31 he moved abroad, representing teams in Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg. His only spell in these countries' top flight was with Olympiakos Nicosia, in 2006–07.

External links

• Ivo Afonso at footballzz.co.uk
• Ivo Afonso profile at ForaDeJogo