Betinho (footballer, born 1993) explained

Betinho
Fullname:Alberto Alves Coelho[1]
Birth Date:21 July 1993
Birth Place:Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal
Height:1.79 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Dragões Sandinenses
Youthyears1:2002–2004
Youthclubs1:União Lamas
Youthyears2:2004–2012
Youthclubs2:Sporting CP
Years1:2011–2015
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2015
Caps2:50
Goals2:16
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Vitória Setúbal (loan)
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Brentford (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2019
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Sporting CP B (loan)
Caps6:16
Goals6:4
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:União Madeira (loan)
Caps7:18
Goals7:5
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:Lusitânia (loan)
Caps8:8
Goals8:4
Years9:2019–2023
Caps9:57
Goals9:19
Years10:2023–
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2008–2009
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:7
Nationalyears3:2009–2010
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2010–2012
Nationalcaps4:20
Nationalgoals4:14
Nationalyears5:2012–2013
Nationalcaps5:9
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2013
Nationalcaps6:4
Nationalgoals6:2
Club-Update:18:32, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Alberto Alves Coelho (born 21 July 1993), known as Betinho, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for S.C. Dragões Sandinenses.

Club career

Sporting CP

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.[2] [3]

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 2–0 loss.[4]

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 S.C. B,[5] and scored his first goal in the competition four days later in the 2–1 home victory over S.C. Covilhã.[6] 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.[7]

Betinho was part of the under-19 side that finished third at the 2012–13 NextGen Series.[8] During the first part of the 2013–14 campaign, he scored nine second-division goals for Sporting B.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

In January 2014, Betinho joined Vitória F.C. of the top flight on loan until June.[15] He played just four minutes in his first match, a 1–0 defeat at Gil Vicente F.C. on 2 March.[16] [17]

On 1 September 2014, Betinho moved to English Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan, to cover for the injured Scott Hogan;[8] [18] 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".[8] 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 loss by replacing Stuart Dallas after 77 minutes.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21]

Belenenses

Betinho signed a four-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses on 12 August 2015, with Sporting retaining 60% of his economic rights.[22] [23] Having played only 350 minutes, he was loaned back to his former club five months later; this was his only possible destination having already represented them in the first game of the season.[24]

On 11 August 2017, after having featured just three times in the preceding campaign, Betinho was lent to another second-tier team, C.F. União.[25] Sixteen days later, he scored on his debut in a 2–2 home draw with Sporting B, having been put on at half-time by manager Paulo Alves.[26]

Betinho left the Estádio do Restelo temporarily again in July 2018, for Lusitânia F.C. in his hometown.[27]

Espinho

After reaching an agreement with Sporting and Belenenses, S.C. Espinho signed Betinho on 23 July 2019.[28]

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.[29] He scored twice in the finals, with the national team exiting in the group stage.[30] [31]

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 in the 2015 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Betinho. Mais Futebol. pt. 24 December 2020.
  2. News: Sócios em euforia dão força ao plantel. Ecstatic supporters push squad forward. Record. pt. 8 July 2011. 24 December 2020.
  3. News: De olhos postos no Betinho de Lamas. All eyes on Lamas' Betinho. Record. pt. 17 December 2013. 24 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph. UEFA. Paolo. Menicucci. 14 December 2011. 9 October 2012.
  5. News: Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio dá triunfo aos leões. Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio gives lions win. Record. pt. 18 August 2012. 24 December 2020.
  6. News: Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio entrou para resolver. Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio came in to decide it. Record. pt. 22 August 2012. 24 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade. PortuGOAL. Tom. Kundert. 29 September 2012. 9 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233154/http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-sporting-news/36797-estoril-derail-sporting-at-the-alvalade. 2 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Brentford sign Betinho from Sporting Lisbon. Brentford F.C.. Chris. Wickham. 1 September 2014. 12 October 2014.
  9. News: Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: Primeiro triunfo leonino. Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: First lion win. Record. pt. 16 August 2013. 24 December 2020.
  10. News: Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho garante triunfo. Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho provides win. Record. pt. 25 August 2013. 24 December 2020.
  11. News: Betinho bisa na vitória do Sporting B. Betinho grabs brace in Sporting B win. Record. pt. 23 October 2013. 24 December 2020.
  12. News: Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho bisa pelos leões. Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho grabs brace for lions. Record. pt. 10 November 2013. 24 December 2020.
  13. News: Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Leões voltam às vitórias. Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Lions return to winning. Record. pt. 30 November 2013. 24 December 2020.
  14. News: 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. pt. 16 December 2013. 24 December 2020.
  15. News: Betinho emprestado ao V. Setúbal. Betinho loaned to V. Setúbal. O Jogo. pt. 25 January 2014. 4 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Gil Vicente 1–0 V. Setúbal. SAPO. pt. 2 March 2014. 24 November 2017.
  17. News: Gil Vicente-V. Setúbal, 1–0: O dia em que o galo quase virou frango. Gil Vicente-V. Setúbal, 1–0: The day the rooster nearly turned into a chicken. Record. pt. 3 March 2014. 24 November 2021.
  18. News: Brentford: Hogan injury forces Betinho move. Kingston Guardian. Stuart. Amos. 2 September 2014. 12 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704122253/http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/sport/11446845._/. 4 July 2015.
  19. Web site: Brentford 0–3 Norwich City. BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. 12 October 2014.
  20. Web site: Brentford boss explains Betinho absence. Get West London. Jacob. Murtagh. 1 November 2014. 10 February 2015.
  21. Web site: 2014/15 Development Squad Stats. Brentford F.C.. Ciaran. Brett. 3 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704064701/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201415-development-squad-stats-2518085.aspx. 4 July 2015.
  22. News: Betinho no Belenenses a título definitivo. Betinho in Belenenses on a permanent basis. Record. pt. 12 August 2015. 24 December 2020.
  23. News: Sá Pinto escolhe Betinho para o ataque. Sá Pinto chooses Betinho for attack. Record. pt. 13 August 2015. 24 December 2020.
  24. Web site: Betinho volta ao Sporting B, por empréstimo do Belenenses. Betinho returns to Sporting B, on loan from Belenenses. TVI 24. pt. 28 January 2016. 28 November 2020.
  25. Web site: OFICIAL: Belenenses empresta Betinho ao União da Madeira. OFFICIAL: Belenenses loan Betinho to União da Madeira. Be Soccer. João. Sampaio. pt. 11 August 2017. 28 November 2020.
  26. News: COMENTÁRIO: União da Madeira e Sporting B empatam a dois golos. COMMENTARY: União da Madeira and Sporting B draw two-each. Diário de Notícias. pt. 27 August 2017. 28 November 2020.
  27. Web site: Betinho é reforço sonante do Lusitânia de Lourosa. Betinho is star signing for Lusitânia de Lourosa. Desporto Aveiro. pt. 6 July 2018. 28 November 2020.
  28. Web site: "Sportinguista" Betinho reforça Sp. Espinho. Sporting man Betinho bolsters S.C. Espinho. TVI 24. pt. 23 July 2019. 28 November 2020.
  29. Web site: Facts and figures. UEFA. 1 June 2014. 12 October 2014.
  30. News: Sub-19: Estónia-Portugal, 0–3. Under-19: Estonia-Portugal, 0–3. Record. pt. 3 July 2012. 10 August 2015.
  31. News: Sub-19: Portugal-Grécia, 2–3. Under-19: Portugal-Greece, 2–3. Record. pt. 9 July 2012. 10 August 2015.
  32. Web site: Portugal hit back to floor Norway. UEFA. Carlos Jorge. Santos. 6 September 2013. 10 August 2015.