Altino Domingues
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Altino Domingues | ||
Date of birth | November 2, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1972 | Montclair State | ||
Newark Portuguese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1974–1975 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | ||
1976 | Hartford Bicentennials | 5 | (0) |
1977–1978 | New Jersey Americans | 45 | (0) |
National team | |||
1976 | United States | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Altino “Tino” Domingues (born in Coimbra, Portugal) is a retired Portuguese-American soccer defender. He played professionally in the United States and earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1976.
Club career
In 1971 and 1972, Domingues played soccer for Montclair State. He was a 1972 New Jersey All State at Montclair.[1] He also played for the Newark Portuguese. In 1974, he turned professional with the Rhode Island Oceaneers. In 1976, Domingues played a single season with the Hartford Bicentennials in the North American Soccer League. In 1977, he played for the New Jersey Americans in the ASL.
National team
Domingues earned his first cap in a 4–0 loss to Poland on June 24, 1976. He then played all three U.S. losses at the Mexico City Tournament in August 1976. Of his four games with the U.S., Domingues started three and came on for Werner Roth in the 46th minute of the August 18th loss to Costa Rica.[2]