Betinho (footballer, born 1993)
![]() Betinho with Portugal U19 in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Alves Coelho | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Espinho | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | União Lamas | ||
2004–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Sporting B | 50 | (16) |
2014 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Brentford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Belenenses | 5 | (0) |
2016 | → Sporting B (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → União Madeira (loan) | 18 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → Lusitânia (loan) | 8 | (4) |
2019– | Espinho | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007–2008 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Portugal U19 | 20 | (14) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
2013 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 |
Alberto Alves Coelho (born 21 July 1993), known as Betinho, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Espinho as a striker.
Club career
Sporting
Born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Aveiro District, Betinho signed for Sporting CP at the age of 11, from local C.F. União de Lamas. He then proceeded to play for every youth side at the club.[1][2]
On 14 December 2011, Betinho was called for a UEFA Europa League group stage game away against S.S. Lazio, alongside youth graduates Ricardo Esgaio, Tiago Ilori, João Carlos and João Mário, as the Lions had already secured the first place in their group. He remained an unused substitute in the 0–2 loss.[3]
Betinho started the 2012–13 season with Sporting's reserves, in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut as a professional on 18 August by playing three minutes in a 1–0 home win against Vitória de Guimarães B,[4] and scored his first goal in the competition four days later in a 2–1 home victory over S.C. Covilhã;[5] late into the following month he made his first Primeira Liga appearance, replacing André Carrillo in the 74th minute of an eventual 2–2 home draw with G.D. Estoril Praia.[6]
Betinho was part of the under-19 side that finished third at the 2012–13 NextGen Series.[7] During the first part of the 2013–14 campaign, he scored nine second division goals for Sporting B.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
In January 2014, Betinho joined Vitória F.C. of the top flight on loan until June.[14] He played just four minutes in his first appearance, a 0–1 loss at Gil Vicente F.C. on 2 March.[15]
On 1 September 2014, Betinho moved to English Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan, to cover for the injured Scott Hogan.[7][16] Manager Mark Warburton had previously been impressed by his performances in the NextGen Series, a competition he helped organise, and described the player as "quick, strong and technically gifted".[7] International clearance problems meant he was only included in the squad for the match against Norwich City on 16 September, and he made his debut in the 0–3 home defeat by replacing Stuart Dallas after 77 minutes.[17]
After remaining on the bench through most first-team games in late September, October and then being left out of the squad entirely, Warburton explained in early November that Betinho was working to adapt to the English game.[18] Ultimately, he failed to win a call before the end of the season and instead spent time in the development squad, scoring three goals in six appearances.[19]
Belenenses
Betinho signed a four-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses on 12 August 2015, with Sporting retaining 60% of his economic rights.[20][21]
International career
Betinho represented Portugal from under-15 to under-21 level. He had a prolific goalscoring spell with the under-19 side, scoring 14 goals in 20 games and topping the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification chart with ten strikes.[22] He scored twice in the finals, with the national team exiting in the group stage.[23][24]
Betinho was part of the squad that competed in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, helping the team to a fourth-place finish in spite of failing to score in three appearances. He made his debut for the under-21s on 5 September of that year, starting and scoring in a 5–1 home rout of Norway for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[25]
References
- ^ "Sócios em euforia dão força ao plantel" [Ecstatic supporters push squad forward]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "De olhos postos no Betinho de Lamas" [All eyes on Lamas' Betinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph; UEFA, 14 December 2011
- ^ "Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio dá triunfo aos leões" [Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio gives lions win]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio entrou para resolver" [Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio came in to decide it]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade". PortuGOAL. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Portugal Under-21 international Betinho joins Brentford from Sporting Clube de Portugal on loan for the 2014/15 season". Brentford F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: Primeiro triunfo leonino" [Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: First lion win]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho garante triunfo" [Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho provides win]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Betinho bisa na vitória do Sporting B" [Betinho grabs brace in Sporting B win]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho bisa pelos leões" [Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho grabs brace for lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Leões voltam às vitórias" [Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Lions return to winning]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho bisa e decide" [Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho grabs brace and decides it]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Betinho loaned to Vitória de Setúbal". Leões/Lions. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Gil Vicente 1–0 V. Setúbal" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Brentford: Hogan injury forces Betinho move". Kingston Guardian. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Brentford 0–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Murtagh, Jacob (1 November 2014). "Brentford boss explains Betinho absence". Get West London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Betinho no Belenenses a título definitivo" [Betinho in Belenenses on a permanent basis]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Sá Pinto escolhe Betinho para o ataque" [Sá Pinto chooses Betinho for attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Facts and figures". UEFA. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Sub-19: Estónia-Portugal, 0–3" [Under-19: Estonia-Portugal, 0–3]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Sub-19: Portugal-Grécia, 2–3" [Under-19: Portugal-Greece, 2–3]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Portugal hit back to floor Norway". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Maria da Feira
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- Primeira Liga players
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- Portuguese Second Division players
- C.F. União de Lamas players
- Sporting CP footballers
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- Vitória F.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- C.F. União players
- Lusitânia F.C. players
- S.C. Espinho players
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Portugal youth international footballers
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