- For his counterpart, see Alberto (RoNC).
Alberto (アルベルト, aruberuto) is a defender and captain of Brazil Youth.
Description[]
He first appeared in World Youth Hen chapter 61. As a libero, he often helps Salinas in defending shots from the opposite teams. He wears the jersey #2 for Brazil.
He is considered a valuable player for Brazil, since by using his captainship, the team stayed strong even against hard opponents such as Germany in the World Youth tournament. He's able to be a control tower for Brazil, being able to make a perfect counterattack as soon as he gets the ball from the opponent.
Synopsis[]
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Battle of World Youth arc[]
Preparations for the World Youth
Alberto is part of the Brazilian Youth team. At some point the first round of the Asian preliminaries ends, in Brazil, Brazil Youth crush Uruguay Youth 10-0 in a test match.
Brazil easily wins all 3 matches in the group stage of the World Youth.
Alberto's first appearance in the manga is shown through the footage of his play against Uruguay, the team they have beaten 10-0 earlier, in the quarterfinals. In that match, he doesn't allow Ramon Victorino to get past, even blows the latter away with his strong tackles. The match ends with a great difference again, 6-0. Then, Brazil proceed to beat Germany 5-0 in the semifinals, advancing to the finals with 30 goals scored, no goals taken, and the ace Carlos Santana achieving a hat-trick in every match.
The final match is against Japan Youth. Despite his and his teammates' effort, and the team even releasing their secret weapon, Natureza, Brazil still loses 2-3.
Rising Sun arc[]
Alberto is part of Olympic Brazil. The team has a strengthening match against Belgium, and they swiftly crush the opponent, with their two aces, Santana and Natureza, achieving a hat-trick each.
To be added as series progresses
Techniques[]
- Main article: Alberto/Techniques
Gallery[]
- Main article: Alberto/Gallery
Trivia[]
- His name and status as captain are references to Carlos Alberto Torres.