João Victor Saraiva (born January 22, 1977 in Luanda, Angola), better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities. He taken the nickname Madjer because his idol is the former Algerian player Rabah Madjer. He has often been hailed as the best-ever beach soccer player. He became the first player to score 1000 international beach soccer career goals in an 8–1 win against England in September 2016.
Madjer has an extraordinary agility and dribbling talent in contrast to his height (194 cm). Besides, he is very capable in acrobatic finishes such as volleys, over-head kicks and bicycle kicks. His skills provide a vital contribution for his team while competing in EBSL, Mundialito, and above all the Beach Soccer World Championship.
At the 2005, 2006, and 2008 World Cups Madjer won the golden boot for most goals scored in the tournament, and, he also was the MVP of EBSL last season in 1999, 2006, 2008 and 2009.
As of 11 September 2011.Cavalieri del MareScudetto: 2005SportingCircuito Nacional de Futebol de Praia: 2010Lokomotiv MoscowRussian National Beach Soccer Championship: 2011Euro Winners Cup: 2013Alanya Turkish National Beach Soccer Championship: 2011Al-AhliUAE National Beach Soccer Championship: 2012, 2013, 2014UAE President's Cup: 2014UAE Supercup: 2014BeşiktaşTurkish National Beach Soccer Championship: 2013FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2): 2001, 2015Euro Beach Soccer League (5): 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015Euro Beach Soccer Cup (6): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006BSWW Mundialito (4): 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012Copa Latina (1): 2000FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Ball (2): 2005, 2006FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Silver Ball (2): 2007, 2009FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bronze Ball (1): 2015Beach Soccer World Championships Top Scorer (2): 2002, 2004FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Shoe (3): 2005, 2006, 2008FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Silver Shoe (3): 2009, 2011, 2015Beach Soccer MVP (3): 2003, 2005, 2006Euro Beach Soccer League MVP (5): 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010Euro Beach Soccer League Top Scorer (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009Euro Beach Soccer League Fair Play Award (1): 2005Euro Beach Soccer League Portuguese Event Top Scorer (1): 2007Euro Beach Soccer League French Event Top Scorer (1): 2007Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event Top Scorer (1): 2004Euro Beach Soccer Cup Top Scorer (4): 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) Top Scorer (1): 2011Mundialito MVP (6): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012Mundialito Top Scorer (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012Copa Latina MVP (2): 1999, 2000Capocannoniere Serie A (2): 2008, 2009Capocannoniere Coppa Italia (1): 2008Russian National Beach Soccer Championship MVP (1): 2011Turkish National Beach Soccer Championship MVP (2): 2012, 2013UAE National Beach Soccer Championship Top Scorer (1): 2012Mundialito de Clubes Top Scorer (1): 2012
