Profile and career journey of Dani Alves, a football legend caught in a rape case

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Barcelona officially removed Dani Alves' name from the list of legendary players, after the punishment given to him for his rape case. It is known that Alves was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being found guilty of crimes at a nightclub in December 2022.

Dani Alves was arrested in January 2023, however, the final trial decision was only carried out on February 7 2024 to finally decide on the punishment for the former Barcelona player. Dani Alves has had a successful career, winning 23 trophies with Barcelona. However, because of this case he could no longer stand with the ranks of 102 legends from previous years.

Apart from facing consequences in the world of football, Dani Alves also received an unpleasant response in his hometown, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. Residents in Bahia have damaged a statue honoring Alves, and are calling for its immediate removal.

Dani Alves profile
Daniel Alves da Silva, better known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian football player who was born on May 6, 1983 in Juazeiro, Brazil. He is known as a versatile and productive right-back. Dani Alves has been recognized as one of the best right-backs in football history.

Alves' career began at Brazilian club Bahia before moving to Europe in 2002 to join Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga. At Sevilla, Alves became one of the best right-backs in the world and won several titles, including the UEFA Cup and European Super Cup.

Alves joined Barcelona in 2008, at this club he won many trophies and titles, including the UEFA Champions League, Spanish La Liga and UEFA Super Cup. Alves became an important part of Barcelona's golden era under manager Pep Guardiola.

After joining from Barcelona, ​​Alves moved to Juventus club on June 27 2016. He managed to achieve many wins in 33 appearances. Alves also contributed to the 2016-17 Serie A title and two Coppa Italias won by Juventus.

In 2017 Alves moved to Paris Saint-Germain. He made his first appearance for the club at the 2017 Trophée des Winners, scoring once and assisting Adrien Rabiot's winning goal in a 2–1 win over 2016–17 Ligue 1 champions Monaco. Alves then moved back to Brazil to play for the Sao Paulo club in 2019. Here, he played for his home country club and made a significant contribution to the team.

In 2021, Alves finally decided to return to Barcelona.

In addition to his success at the club, Alves also achieved many achievements with the Brazilian national team. He has represented his country in several major tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup and Copa America, and won the Copa America title in 2007, 2019 and 2021.

Dani Alves has won several individual titles and awards in his career. The following is a list of achievements achieved by Dani Alves

Seville

• Copa del Rey: 2006–07
• Supercopa de España: 2007
• UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
• UEFA Super Cup: 2006

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
• Copa Catalunya: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Supercopa de Catalunya: 2014–15
• UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015

Juventus

• Serie A: 2016–17
• Coppa Italia: 2016–17

Paris Saint Germain

• Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19
• Coupe de France: 2017–18;
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18
• Trophée des Champions: 2017, 2018

Sao Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2021

Brazil

• Copa America: 2007, 2019
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009, 2013

Brazil Olympics

Brazil U-20

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 2003

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Tournament Teams: 2020
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2003
• UEFA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2005–06
• UEFA Best Team: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
• ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• FIFPro FIFA11 World: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• La Liga Defender of the Season: 2008–09
• FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament Teams: 2013
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2014–15
• French Football World XI: 2015
• Serie A Team of the Year: 2016–17
• IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017
• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18
• Copa America Player of the Year: 2019
• Copa America Team of the Year: 2019
• CONMEBOL IFFHS Team of the Decade: 2011–2020