Chinho Explained

Chinho
Fullname:João dos Santos de Almeida[1]
Birth Date:2 September 1982
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Position:Midfielder
Nationalyears1:2004–2009
Nationalteam1:Angola
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0

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.

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 8, 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
YearAppsGoals
200440
200520
200630
200700
200800
200910
Total100

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chinho :: João dos Santos de Almeida ::.
  2. Web site: Futebol: Morreu ex-futebolista "Chinho" . ANGOP Angolan News Agency . 8 Jul 2019 . 21 Sep 2019 . pt.