Alberto Bastos Lopes

Alberto Bastos Lopes
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Carlos Bastos Lopes
Date of birth22 October 1959
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre-back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1973–1979Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1984Benfica35(1)
1979–1980→ Estoril-Praia (loan)29(2)
1984–1985Belenenses21(1)
1985–1986Penafiel25(0)
1986–1988Braga29(3)
1988–1989Fafe7(0)
Total146(7)
National team
1976–1977Portugal U1813(1)
1979Portugal U206(0)
1979–1980Portugal U2115(3)
Teams managed
1991-1995Odivelas
1995–1997Atlético da Malveira
1997–1998Vilafranquense
1998–2000Sintrense
2000–2001Atlético
2001–2002Beneditense
2003–2004Benfica U19
2004–2006Sintrense
2007–2009Peniche
2009–20121.º Dezembro
2012–2014Lourinhense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alberto Carlos Bastos Lopes (born 22 October 1959) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a centre-back but could also operate as a defensive midfielder

Over the course of 9 seasons, Bastos Lopes amassed Primeira Liga totals of 139 games and seven goals.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Bastos Lopes progressed through Benfica youth system, arriving in the first team after a loan spell at Estoril-Praia. However, in Benfica's defence of the early eighties he competed with Humberto Coelho and Oliveira, and in the midfield , with Shéu, and Strömberg, all established players, so he appeared only as a substitute on most occasions.[1][2]

He left for Belenenses in 1 August 1984, representing them for one year, and having other spells at Penafiel and Braga. In 1988, he nearly signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, but didn't pass on his medical.[3][4]

He then started a managerial career that spread through numerous clubs on lower leagues.

International career

Nascimento represented Portugal at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, helping it to the quarterfinals.[5]

Honours

Benfica

Personal life

He is the younger brother of António Bastos Lopes, a much more acknowledge footballer, which represented Benfica in nearly 400 official matches.[6]

References

  1. "Alberto Bastos Lopes". Serbenfiquista.com. 29 October 2010.
  2. "Nº156 - Alberto Carlos Bastos Lopes". Vedeta ou Marreta (in Portuguese). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. "Bastos Lopes puede firmar la próxima semana". Canal Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 August 1988.
  4. "Bastos Lopes no superó el examen médico". Canal Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 September 1988. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. Alberto BASTOS LOPESFIFA competition record
  6. "Irmãos no futebol: um antigo «debate» no Benfica". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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