Alexandre Manuel Fortes Alhinho (born 7 December 1953) is a Cape Verdean retired

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who played as a defender and was a manager of regional clubs and the national team between 2003 and 2006. He was the brother of the Portuguese international player and manager

Carlos Alhinho 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, ...

Biography

Alexandre Alhinho was born on the island of Sãp Vicente. Shortly after he immigrated to Portugal where he played his youth years for a season with Académica de Coimbra, he played as a defender. He started his pro career in 1973 with

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for a season. His second club was

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in the following season who finished as second in the Portuguese Championships. He returned to Académica Coimbra in the following season in 1975 and this time in the professional club and played 55 matches for two seasons. In 1977, he spent five seasons with

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and played 98 matches. He returned to Farense in 1982 where the club was playing in the Second Division. The club finished first in the south group, then the club won the silver title with a club of the north group. He played in the Premier Division and the club finished 2nd in the 1983/84 season, he scored the only goal of his career. He played inside the Second Division and with Lusitano Évora for a season in 1984 and then

GD Estoril Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coim ...

, a club based in Praia in the Azores. For the next three season, he would play for his last club based in northcentral Portugal, Académico de Viseu also in the Second Division, the club finished second behind FC Famalicão and again played inside the Premier Division and played 22 matches there. He retired from playing football (soccer) and headed back to Cape Verde, no long after, he coached Académica do Mindelo where he helped win their only national title. Later, he coached

Batuque FC Batuque Futebol Clube (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: ''Batuki Futibol Klubi'', São Vicente: ''Batúque Futebol Klube'') is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on the i ...

. On 26 September 2012 he became coach of Académica do Mindelo once more.

Honours

;Manager *

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: 1989

References

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