Chinho

Chinho
Personal information
Full name João dos Santos de Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-02)2 September 1982
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Date of death 8 July 2019(2019-07-08) (aged 36)
Position Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Angola 13 (1)

João dos Santos de Almeida, also known as Chinho (2 September 1982 - 8 July 2019) was a former Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 13 appearances for the Angolan national team, scoring once.[1]

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, 8 July 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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2003 1 1
2004 6 0
2005 3 0
2006 3 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
Total 13 1

References

  1. ^ a b c Chinho at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Futebol: Morreu ex-futebolista "Chinho"" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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