Alberto Alves Coelho professionally known as Betinho is a Portuguese football player. He currently plays for S.C. Espinho. His playing position is a striker.
Betinho has previously played for Sporting CP, Sporting CP B, Vitória Setúbal (loan), Brentford (loan), Belenenses, União Madeira (loan), and Lusitânia (loan). Currently, he is playing for S.C. Espinho.
On the international level, Betinho has represented Portugal at various age levels. He has represented Portugal at the U15, U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 levels. He is yet to make his senior international team debut for Portugal.
Famous For
- Being a Portuguese football player.
- For playing as a striker for S.C. Espinho.
Betinho’s Early Life and Family
Betinho was born on 21 July 1993. His birth name is Alberto Alves Coelho. He is from Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal. He holds Portuguese nationality. He holds Portuguese nationality. Likewise, his religion is Christianity and as per his birthdate, his zodiac sign is Cancer. Detail about his parents has been kept secret and has not been disclosed yet. Information regarding his siblings and education is also currently unavailable.
Which team does Betinho play for?
Betinho started playing football for the youth team of União Lamas in 2002 and played until 2004.
Sporting CP
- In 2004, Betinho joined the youth team of Sporting CP and began his career at the club.
- 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.
- After progressing through the youth ranks at Sporting CP, Betinho started the 2012-13 season with Sporting’s reserves, in the Segunda Liga. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 August 2012 in a 1-0 home win against Vitória S.C. B. On 22 August 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 home victory over S.C. Covilhã. On 29 September 2012, he made his first Primeira Liga appearance for the club in a 2-2 home draw with G.D. Estoril Praia. During his 2012-13 season, he made 32 appearances for Sporting CP B, scoring 7 goals and providing 1 assist in all the competitions. Additionally, he was part of the under-19 side that finished third at the 2012-13 NextGen Series.
- During the first part of the 2013-14 campaign, Betinho scored nine second-division goals and made 25 appearances for Sporting B.
Vitória F.C. (loan)
- In January 2014, Betinho joined Vitória F.C. of the top flight on loan until June. He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2014 in a 1-0 loss against Gil Vicente. During his loan spell at Vitória F.C., he made 8 appearances for the club in all the competitions.
Brentford (loan)
- On 1 September 2014, Betinho moved to English Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan, to cover for the injured Scott Hogan where he made only 1 appearance for the club in all the competitions.
Belenenses
- On 12 August 2015, Betinho signed a four-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses for €250,000 with Sporting retaining 60% of his economic rights. He made his debut for the club on 31 August 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Maritimo.
Sporting CP B (loan)
- Having played only 350 minutes, on 31 January 2016, Betinho was loaned back to his former club Sporting CP B where he made 17 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals in all the competitions.
Belenenses Return
- During the 2016-17 season, Betinho returned to Belenenses from the loan. During that season, he made only 3 appearances for the club in all the competitions.
C.F. União (loan)
- On 11 August 2017, after having featured just three times in the preceding campaign, Betinho was loaned to another second-tier team, C.F. União for the 2017-18 season where he made 18 appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals and provided 1 assist in all the competitions.
Lusitânia (loan)
- On 1 July 2018, Betinho was again loaned to another team, Lusitânia F.C. in his hometown for the 2018-19 season where he made 8 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals in all the competitions.
Espinho
- After reaching an agreement with Sporting and Belenenses, on 23 July 2019, Betinho signed for S.C. Espinho on a free transfer.
International Career
- Betinho has represented Portugal at various age levels.
- Betinho has represented Portugal at the U15, U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 levels.
- Betinho had a prolific goalscoring spell with the U19 side, scoring 14 goals in 20 games and topping the 2012 UEFA European U19 Championship qualification chart with ten strikes.
- 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.
- Betinho made his debut for the U21s on 5 September 2013, starting and scoring in a 5-1 home rout of Norway in the 2015 European U21 Championship qualifiers.
- Betinho is yet to make his senior international team debut for Portugal.
Who is Betinho’s girlfriend?
Looking at his personal life, Betinho is in a romantic relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Juliana Rosário who has been together for a long time. He has not shared much information regarding his love life. The couple keeps visiting various famous holiday destinations in and around Europe where he has shared a couple of pictures with his love on his social media accounts. At present, it seems he is living happily together with his love. Any updates on his love life will be updated here soon.
Betinho Net Worth, Salary, and Contract
Betinho is a Portuguese football player who currently plays for S.C. Espinho. He is a very successful footballer and his major source of earnings is from his football career. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2022, his net worth and salary are not revealed yet. In addition, his market value is around €1.50 million. Any updates on his net worth and salary will be updated here soon.
How tall is Betinho?
Betinho stands at a height of 1.79m i.e. 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He has a body weight of 74kg. Moreover, he has an athletic body build. He has a well-maintained body but the measurements like biceps size, hip size, waist size, shoe size, etc. are missing at the moment. His eye color is brown and his hair color is black. In addition, his sexual orientation is straight.
Betinho Transfer History
- Betinho started playing football for the youth team of União Lamas in 2002.
- In 2004, Betinho joined the youth team of Sporting CP and began his career at the club.
- In January 2014, Betinho joined Vitória F.C. of the top flight on loan until June.
- In September 2014, Betinho moved to English Championship side Brentford on a season-long loan, to cover for the injured Scott Hogan.
- In August 2015, Betinho signed a four-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses for €250,000 with Sporting retaining 60% of his economic rights.
- Having played only 350 minutes, in January 2016, Betinho was loaned back to his former club Sporting CP B.
- In August 2017, after having featured just three times in the preceding campaign, Betinho was loaned to another second-tier team, C.F. União for the 2017-18 season
- In July 2018, Betinho was again loaned to another team, Lusitânia F.C. in his hometown for the 2018-19 season.
- After reaching an agreement with Sporting and Belenenses, in July 2019, Betinho signed for S.C. Espinho on a free transfer.
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