Carlos Alhinho

Infobox Football biography
playername = Carlos Alhinho


fullname = Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho
dateofbirth = birth date|1949|1|10|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Cape Verde
dateofdeath = death date and age|2008|5|31|1949|1|20|df=y
cityofdeath = Benguela
countryofdeath = Angola
height =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1968–1972
1972–1975
1975
1975–1976
1976–1977
1977–1978
1978–1981
1981–1983
1983–1984
clubs = Académica Coimbra
Sporting Lisbon
→ Porto (loan)
Real Betis
Benfica
R.W.D. Molenbeek
Benfica
Portimonense S.C.
S.C. Farense
caps(goals) = 95 (4)
77 (2)
19 (0)
00 (0)
22 (2)
19 (1)
52 (0)
51 (9)
21 (0)
nationalyears = 1973-1982
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs = Cape Verde
Angola

Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho (10 January 1949 – 31 May 2008) was a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese international football player and coach. He was one of the few players of his generation that played for the three great teams of Portuguese footbal, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and FC Porto. He won titles of National Champion for Sporting, in 1973/74, and Benfica, in 1976/77. He represented the Portuguese national team on 15 occasions, 8 for Sporting, 6 for Benfica and 1 for Portimonense, having his first game at 28 January 1973, in a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland, for a World Cup qualifier, and his farewell at 5 May 1982, in a 1-3 loss to Brasil, in a friendly. As a coach, he managed the Angolan and Cape Verdean national sides. He died from an accidental fall in May 2008 aged 59. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7430296.stm|title=Former Angola coach dies|accessdate=2008-06-02|date=2008-06-01|publisher=BBC]

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