Constantino Roberto Santos Jardim (born 15 November 1967), known as Constantino, Tino or Tino Bala, is a

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former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Lubango Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola af ...

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, Constantino amassed

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totals of 140 matches and 48 goals over seven seasons, representing in the competition

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and

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. Whilst with the second club he always scored in double digits in the top division, helping it consecutively retain its league status but being relegated in 1998 due to financial irregularities. In January 2000, after an unsuccessful one-and-a-half-year spell in Spain with

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, the 32-year-old Constantino returned to his country, joining Campomaiorense. He retired five years later, in amateur football.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantino Jardim 1967 births Living people People from Lubango Angolan people of Portuguese descent Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Salgueiros players R.D. Águeda players C.D. Aves players C.F. União de Lamas players Leça F.C. players S.C. Campomaiorense players C.D. Tondela players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Levante UD footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriates in Angola