Álvaro Carolino Nascimento (7 April 1951 – 10 August 2001), known as Carolino, was a Portuguese

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and

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Playing career

Born in

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, Carolino amassed

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totals of 149 games and one goal during eight seasons, with C.D. Montijo,

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and Académica de Coimbra. His best output in the competition occurred in 1975–76, when he only missed one match to help the second club finish in second position, two points behind champions

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. Carolino earned two

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for

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, his debut coming on 19 November 1975 as he came on as a 48th-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw against

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for the

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qualifiers.

Coaching career

Carolino worked as a manager for nearly 20 years. In the top flight, he worked with Boavista, S.C. Espinho and Académico de Viseu FC.

Death

Carolino died on 10 August 2001 at the age of 50, due to

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complications. Later that day, Boavista paid tribute to him by observing a one-minute silence at the

Estádio do Bessa The Estádio do Bessa Sec. XXI (') is a soccer, football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista F.C., Boavista Futebol Clube. Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground but built on top of ...

in a match against

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Honours

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79 *

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

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