Betinho (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Coelho.

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

Betinho

Betinho with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Alves Coelho^[1]
Date of birth	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 30)^[1]
Place of birth	Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal^[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Dragões Sandinenses
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 CP B	50	(16)
2014	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	8	(0)
2014–2015	→ Brentford (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2019	Belenenses	5	(0)
2016	→ Sporting CP B (loan)	16	(4)
2017–2018	→ União Madeira (loan)	18	(5)
2018–2019	→ Lusitânia (loan)	8	(4)
2019–2023	Espinho	57	(19)
2023–	Dragões Sandinenses
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

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]

References

1. "Betinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
2. "Sócios em euforia dão força ao plantel" [Ecstatic supporters push squad forward]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
3. "De olhos postos no Betinho de Lamas" [All eyes on Lamas' Betinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. Menicucci, Paolo (14 December 2011). "Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph". UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
5. "Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio dá triunfo aos leões" [Sporting B-V. Guimarães B, 1–0: Esgaio gives lions win]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
6. "Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio entrou para resolver" [Sporting B-Sp. Covilhã, 2–1: Rubio came in to decide it]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
7. Kundert, Tom (29 September 2012). . PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
8. Wickham, Chris (1 September 2014). "Brentford sign Betinho from Sporting Lisbon". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
9. "Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: Primeiro triunfo leonino" [Sporting B-Beira-Mar, 3–1: First lion win]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
10. "Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho garante triunfo" [Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho provides win]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
11. "Betinho bisa na vitória do Sporting B" [Betinho grabs brace in Sporting B win]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
12. "Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho bisa pelos leões" [Oliveirense-Sporting B, 2–3: Betinho grabs brace for lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
13. "Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Leões voltam às vitórias" [Sporting B-Marítimo B, 2–0: Lions return to winning]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
14. "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 (in Portuguese). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
15. "Betinho emprestado ao V. Setúbal" [Betinho loaned to V. Setúbal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
16. "Gil Vicente 1–0 V. Setúbal" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
17. "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 (in Portuguese). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
18. Amos, Stuart (2 September 2014). . Kingston Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
19. "Brentford 0–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
20. Murtagh, Jacob (1 November 2014). "Brentford boss explains Betinho absence". Get West London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
21. Brett, Ciaran. . Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
22. "Betinho no Belenenses a título definitivo" [Betinho in Belenenses on a permanent basis]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
23. "Sá Pinto escolhe Betinho para o ataque" [Sá Pinto chooses Betinho for attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
24. "Betinho volta ao Sporting B, por empréstimo do Belenenses" [Betinho returns to Sporting B, on loan from Belenenses] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
25. Sampaio, João (11 August 2017). "OFICIAL: Belenenses empresta Betinho ao União da Madeira" [OFFICIAL: Belenenses loan Betinho to União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
26. "COMENTÁRIO: União da Madeira e Sporting B empatam a dois golos" [COMMENTARY: União da Madeira and Sporting B draw two-each]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
27. "Betinho é reforço sonante do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Betinho is star signing for Lusitânia de Lourosa] (in Portuguese). Desporto Aveiro. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
28. ""Sportinguista" Betinho reforça Sp. Espinho" [Sporting man Betinho bolsters S.C. Espinho] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
29. "Facts and figures". UEFA. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
30. "Sub-19: Estónia-Portugal, 0–3" [Under-19: Estonia-Portugal, 0–3]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
31. "Sub-19: Portugal-Grécia, 2–3" [Under-19: Portugal-Greece, 2–3]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
32. Santos, Carlos Jorge (6 September 2013). "Portugal hit back to floor Norway". UEFA. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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