Álvaro Teixeira
Álvaro Cardoso Teixeira (11 January 1965 – 9 May 2017) was a Portuguese former football player and manager who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alvaro Cardoso Teixeira | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Portuguese Angola | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 2017 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Vitória de Setúbal | 32 | (0) |
| 1986-1996 | Belenenses | 222 | (5) |
| 1995-1996 | FC Felgueiras | 9 | (0) |
| 1996-1999 | Torreense | 94 | (14) |
| 1999–2002 | Lusitano de Évora | 33 | (1) |
| Total | 390 | (20) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Torreense | ||
| 2005–2006 | Lusitano de Évora | ||
| 2006–2007 | Atlético de Reguencos | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sport Comércio e Indústria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Luanda, Angola, Teixeira started playing professionally with Vitória de Setúbal, joining Belenenses in the 1986–87 season. With the Belém club he won the Taça de Portugal in the 1988–89 season.
Teixeira sequently went on the play for Torreense and Lusitano de Évora ending his career with Pinhalnovense.
Coaching career
Teixeira started his coaching career in 1999, with Torreense in the 1998–99 season as a player manager. He also managed Lusitano de Évora in the 2005–06 season.
Death
Teixeira died of a chronic disease on 9 May 2019 at only 53 years of age.[1]
Honours
References
- "Belenenses de luto por Teixeira - Belenenses SAD". Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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