Chinho
João dos Santos de Almeida, also known as Chinho (September 2, 1982 - July 8, 2019) was a former Angolan football player. He has played for the Angolan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João dos Santos de Almeida[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 2019 (aged 36) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Angola | 10 | (0) |
Chinho holds the only African title ever achieved by Angola in football as they won the 2001 African Youth Championship in Ethiopia.
Death
In mid-morning, July 8th 2019, Chinho was found shot dead inside his vehicle, at the Sapu neighborhood, in the outskirts of Luanda, shortly after leaving his office where he had just paid monthly wages to his employees. A witness has reportedly seen a motorcycle bumping on the rear side of his vehicle and as he stopped the vehicle and lowered the side window he was shot by the motorcycle's passenger several times at point-blank range and died on the scene.[2]
National team statistics
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
References
- "Chinho :: João dos Santos de Almeida ::".
- "Futebol: Morreu ex-futebolista "Chinho"" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 8 Jul 2019. Retrieved 21 Sep 2019.
- Chinho at National-Football-Teams.com