Vinha

Vinha
Personal information
Full name Alves Nilo Marcos Lima Fortes
Date of birth (1966-11-06) 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 (born 6 November 1966), commonly known as Vinha, 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 club FC 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. 1 2 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)

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