Carlos Alhinho

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Carlos Alhinho
Full name	Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho
Date of birth	10 January 1949(1949-01-10)
Place of birth	Cape Verde
Date of death	31 May 2008 (aged 59)
Place of death	Benguela, Angola
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1968–1972 1972–1975 1975 1975–1976 1976–1977 1977–1978 1978–1981 1981–1983 1983–1984	Académica Coimbra Sporting Lisbon → Porto (loan) Real Betis Benfica R.W.D. Molenbeek Benfica Portimonense S.C. S.C. Farense	95 (4) 77 (2) 19 (0) 00 (0) 22 (2) 19 (1) 52 (0) 51 (9) 21 (0)
National team
1973-1982	Portugal	15 (0)
Teams managed
	Cape Verde Angola
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

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.^[1]