The age of 38 is the age of retirement for many players, but in the list of the Brazilian men's football team at the Tokyo Olympic Games we see the 38-year-old veteran Alves, the veteran captain who also led the Brazilian men's football team to win the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, winning his 44th title, which is also a wonderful moment in his career.
It was an indescribable moment for Alves, the joy of reaching the top podium of the Olympic men's football competition at the age of 38 overflowed into words, at that moment he realized his dream, and almost all the champions of all sizes, such as the Copa America, the Champions League, La Liga, Serie A and other titles, and now won the Olympic gold medal This is also a very special champion: the first time in his life for the Brazilian men's football team to participate in the Olympic Games, he won the gold medal.
Since the introduction of the Olympic football program, the oldest player to participate in the competition is the First is Guatemalan goalkeeper Ricardo Picinini, who was 39 years and 12 days old in the 1988 Olympic Games, the second is Giggs in the 2012 London Olympic Games 38 years and 249 days, and now the "second master" Alves is the third oldest player at 38 years and 93 days, and is also the oldest player in the Olympic men's football final, without Alves Brazil men's football team may not be able to reach the final, In the previous semi-final against Mexico, although the goalkeeper Santos can be called a promotion hero, but the 38-year-old veteran Alves, who played 120 minutes, is more worthy of the best in regular time, Brazil's semi-final 12 shots on goal and 6 shots on goal and 3 shots on goal are related to Alves. In the penalty shootout, he took on the responsibility of captain and was the first to stand in the 12-yard penalty spot to reassure the whole team, and Brazil finally defeated Mexico on penalties to successfully advance to the final.
In the final, Alves, who had only rested for three days, was still energetic on the field and also assisted teammate Cunha in the game to penetrate the Spanish goal, which is also worth mentioning that former Barça player Alves and current Barca rising star Pedri.
We don't know how long Alves' career can last, but the 38-year-old competitive state is still so good, will the head coach of the Brazilian team consider recruiting him to the Brazilian national team for the 2022 World Cup? It just so happens that Alves is really close to a World Cup champion, in short, I hope that the career of "second master" Alves can continue and complete his Grand Slam dream.
@Goldenstone Soccer