Alves Nilo Marcos Lima Fortes (born 6 November 1966), commonly known as Vinha, is a Cape Verdean retired

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who played as a centre forward.

Football career

Born in Praia, Vinha arrived in

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and nearly 22, starting with lowly Atlético Clube de Portugal. After two seasons he moved to the Primeira Liga with S.C. Salgueiros, being an important attacking unit in the

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side's domestic consolidation. Vinha's solid performances attracted attention from local FC Porto, and soon after a callup – which did not materialize – to the Portugal national team. During his sole season he featured little, but still managed to contribute with four league goalsF.C. Porto-Benfica: por onde andam as figuras acidentais? (F.C. Porto-Benfica: what happened to accidental heroes?)
Mais Futebol, 27 October 2006 (in Portuguese) as the club finished second to

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and won the

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; previously, in the

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that opened the new campaign, he netted against the same rival in an eventual aggregate triumph (he also scored against Benfica in the league opener, with a trademark header). In the 1994 summer, Vinha returned to Salgueiros for a further four seasons, always in the top division. After failing to score in his last year, from 20 games, he moved to the lower leagues after a brief spell in the second level with

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, retiring in 2001 at F.C. Tirsense. Vinha faded into obscurity upon retiring, also working as a stand employee at ''Exponor'', a cultural exposition and forum center in Leça da Palmeira.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinha 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Praia Cape Verdean footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Atlético Clube de Portugal players S.C. Salgueiros players FC Porto players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players A.D. Lousada players Imortal D.C. players F.C. Tirsense players Cape Verdean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal