Carlos Alhinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 2008 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Benguela, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Académica Mindelo | ||
| 1965–1968 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Académica | 95 | (3) |
| 1972–1975 | Sporting CP | 77 | (2) |
| 1975 | Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 1976 | Porto | 19 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Benfica | 22 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Molenbeek | 19 | (1) |
| 1978–1981 | Benfica | 52 | (0) |
| 1979 | → New England Tea Men (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Portimonense | 51 | (9) |
| 1983–1984 | Farense | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1973–1982 | Portugal | 15 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1985 | Lusitano Évora | ||
| 1985–1986 | Cape Verde | ||
| 1986–1989 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 1989–1990 | Penafiel | ||
| 1990–1991 | Portimonense | ||
| 1991–1992 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 1994–1996 | Angola | ||
| 1996–1997 | FAR Rabat | ||
| 1998–2000 | Atlético Aviação | ||
| 2000 | Angola | ||
| 2001–2002 | Badajoz | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al Ahli | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al Gharafa | ||
| 2004–2005 | Qatar SC | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 2006 | Petro Atlético | ||
| 2007 | Al Qadisiyah | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho (10 January 1949 – 31 May 2008) was a Portuguese professional football central defender and manager.
He was one of the few players in his generation to have played for the Big Three in Portugal – Sporting, Benfica and Porto. Over the course of 15 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 337 games and 17 goals.
Until his death in 2008, he subsequently worked as a coach for more than 20 years, in numerous countries.
Born in São Vicente, Cape Verde, Alhinho moved to Portugal shortly after. He made his professional debut with Académica de Coimbra in the 1968–69 season after having joined its youth system at the age of 16 from Académica do Mindelo, appearing in 14 matches as the team finished in sixth position in the Primeira Liga.
After three further seasons in Coimbra, Alhinho signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning his first national championship in 1973–74 and never missing a game in two of his three seasons. In 1975, he moved to La Liga side Real Betis but, unsettled, returned to his country of adoption a mere months after, joining FC Porto.
In the next five years, Alhinho would be mainly linked contractually to S.L. Benfica, winning another league in 1976–77. During his tenure, however, he also played in Belgium with R.W.D. Molenbeek– rejoining his former club after one season – and in the North American Soccer League for the New England Tea Men, loaned.
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