Vinha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alves Nilo Marcos Lima Fortes | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1988 | Castilla Luanda | ||
| 1988–1990 | Atlético | 33 | (10) |
| 1990–1993 | Salgueiros | 64 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | Porto | 16 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Salgueiros | 101 | (9) |
| 1998 | Paços Ferreira | 8 | (0) |
| 1999 | Lousada | ||
| 1999–2000 | Imortal | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tirsense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alves Nilo Marcos Lima Fortes, commonly known as Vinha (born 6 November 1966), is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a centre forward.
Football career
Born in Praia, Vinha arrived in Portugal and nearly 22, starting with lowly Atlético Clube de Portugal. After two seasons he moved to the top division with S.C. Salgueiros, being an important offensive unit in the Porto side's domestic consolidation.
Vinha's solid performances attracted attention from local and national powerhouse F.C. Porto, and soon after a callup (which did not materialize) to the Portuguese national team. During his sole season he featured little, but still managed to contribute with four league goals[1] as the club finished second to S.L. Benfica and won the domestic cup – previously, in the Portuguese Supercup that opened the new campaign, he netted against the same rival in an eventual aggregate triumph (he also scored against Benfica in the league opener, with a trademark header).
In the 1994 summer Vinha returned to Salgueiros for a further four seasons, always in the top level. After failing to score in his last year, from 20 games, he moved to the lower leagues after a brief spell in division two with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, retiring in 2001 at F.C. Tirsense.
Upon retiring Vinha faded into obscurity, also working as a stand employee at Exponor, a cultural exposition and forum center in Leça da Palmeira.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 F.C. Porto-Benfica: por onde andam as figuras acidentais? (F.C. Porto-Benfica: what happened to accidental heroes?); Mais Futebol, 27 October 2006 (Portuguese)
External links
- Profile at Zerozero
- Vinha profile at ForaDeJogo