Álvaro Teixeira

Álvaro Cardoso Teixeira (11 January 1965 – 9 May 2017) was a Portuguese former football player and manager who played as a defender.

Álvaro Teixeira

Personal information
Full name	Alvaro Cardoso Teixeira
Date of birth	(1965-01-11)11 January 1965
Place of birth	Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Date of death	9 May 2017(2017-05-09) (aged 52)
Place of death	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1979–1981	Vitória de Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1986	Vitória de Setúbal	32	(0)
1986-1996	Belenenses	222	(5)
1995-1996	FC Felgueiras	9	(0)
1996-1999	Torreense	94	(14)
1999–2002	Lusitano de Évora	33	(1)
Total		390	(20)
Managerial career
1998–1999	Torreense
2005–2006	Lusitano de Évora
2006–2007	Atlético de Reguencos
2008–2009	Sport Comércio e Indústria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Luanda, Angola, Teixeira started playing professionally with Vitória de Setúbal, joining Belenenses in the 1986–87 season. With the Belém club he won the Taça de Portugal in the 1988–89 season.

Teixeira sequently went on the play for Torreense and Lusitano de Évora ending his career with Pinhalnovense.

Coaching career

Teixeira started his coaching career in 1999, with Torreense in the 1998–99 season as a player manager. He also managed Lusitano de Évora in the 2005–06 season.

Death

Teixeira died of a chronic disease on 9 May 2019 at only 53 years of age.

Honours

Player

Belenenses

• Taça de Portugal: 1988–89

External links

• Álvaro Teixeira at BDFutbol
• Álvaro Teixeira at WorldFootball.net