Betinho (footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Coelho.
Betinho

Betinho with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Alberto Alves Coelho
Date of birth (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993
Place of birth Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sporting B
(loan from Belenenses)
Number 87
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– Belenenses 3 (0)
2016 → Sporting B (loan) 7 (1)
National team
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Alberto Alves Coelho (born 21 July 1993), known as Betinho, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal B on loan from C.F. Os Belenenses as a striker.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Aveiro District, Betinho signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal 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 its 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 over Vitória de Guimarães B,[4] and scored his first goal in the competition four days later in a 2–1 home win 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 against 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. in the top flight on loan until June.[14] He played just five minutes in his first appearance, a 0–1 loss at Gil Vicente F.C. on 2 March.

On 1 September 2014, Betinho joined English Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan, to cover for the injured Scott Hogan.[7][15] Manager Mark Warburton had previously been impressed by his performances in the NextGen Series, a competition he helped organize, 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.[16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

Belenenses

Betinho signed a four-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses on 12 August 2015, with Sporting retaining 60% of his economic rights.[19][20]

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.[21] He scored twice in the finals, with the national team exiting in the group stage.[22][23]

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 routing of Norway for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Sócios em euforia dão força ao plantel" [Ecstatic supporters push squad forward] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "De olhos postos no Betinho de Lamas" [All eyes on Lamas' Betinho] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph; UEFA.com, 14 December 2011
  4. ↑ "Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio dá triunfo aos leões" [Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio gives lions win] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio entrou para resolver" [Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio came in to decide it] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade". PortuGOAL. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "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.
  8. ↑ "Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: Primeiro triunfo leonino" [Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: First lion win] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho garante triunfo" [Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho provides win] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Betinho bisa na vitória do Sporting B" [Betinho grabs brace in Sporting B win] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho bisa pelos leões" [Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho grabs brace for lions] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Leões voltam às vitórias" [Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Lions return to winning] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho bisa e decide" [Sporting B-Sp. Braga B, 2–0: Betinho grabs brace and decides it] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Betinho loaned to Vitória de Setúbal". Leões/Lions. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Brentford: Hogan injury forces Betinho move". Kingston Guardian. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Brentford 0–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Jacob Murtagh (1 November 2014). "Brentford boss explains Betinho absence". Get West London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Betinho no Belenenses a título definitivo" [Betinho in Belenenses on a permanent basis] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sá Pinto escolhe Betinho para o ataque" [Sá Pinto chooses Betinho for attack] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Facts and figures". UEFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Sub-19: Estónia-Portugal, 0–3" [Under-19: Estonia-Portugal, 0–3] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sub-19: Portugal-Grécia, 2–3" [Under-19: Portugal-Greece, 2–3] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Portugal hit back to floor Norway". UEFA.com. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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