Alberto António Monteiro (18 July 1928 – 20 October 2015), known as Fialho, is a former
Portuguese footballer
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who played as a
forward
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People
* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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Career
Born in Cape Verde, Fialho began his career at
Bissau e Benfica, a club associated with
Benfica. In 1953, the 25-year old signed with Benfica and made his first appearance on 4 October of the same year, in a 2–0 win over
Lusitano de Évora
Lusitano Ginásio Clube, MHC, also commonly known as Lusitano de Évora (abbrev. Lusit. Évora), is a Portuguese sports club based in Évora competing in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth-tier league in the Portuguese football system. F ...
.
With strong competition from
Arsenio Duarte,
José Águas and
Rogério Pipi
Rogério Lantres de Carvalho (7 December 1922 – 8 December 2019), known as Rogério Pipi, was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a forward.
Over the course of 14 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 245 games and 132 goals, m ...
, his playing time was restricted, but he still appeared in 18 games during his first year and 17 in his second, winning the league title in the latter. After just game in
1955–56, he departed the club to play for Lusitano de Èvora.
He spent six years in Lusitano, with mild success. After retiring, he continued to live in the city, where he died on 20 October 2015.
Honours
;Benfica
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Primeira Liga
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1954–55
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1928 births
2015 deaths
Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
Cape Verdean footballers
Portuguese footballers
Association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
S.L. Benfica footballers
Lusitano G.C. players
Cape Verdean emigrants to Portugal