Alcino (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alcino Neves dos Santos Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 20 July 2006 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Madureira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Madureira | ||
| 1971 | Olaria | ||
| 1971–1975 | Remo | (158) | |
| 1976 | Grêmio | 48 | (28) |
| 1977–1981 | Portuguesa | 80 | (21) |
| 1979–1980 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | ||
| 1980 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | ||
| 1981 | → Bangu (loan) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Paysandu | ||
| 1982 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1982 | Rio Negro-AM | ||
| 1983 | Marília | ||
| 1983 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| 1983–1984 | América de Natal | ||
| 1984 | Rio Negro-AM | ||
| 1984–1985 | Campo Grande-RJ | ||
| 1985 | Villa Nova | ||
| 1986 | Uberaba | ||
| 1989 | Independente-PA | ||
| 1990 | Pinheirense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 | |||
Alcino Neves dos Santos Filho (24 March 1951 – 20 July 2006), simply known as Alcino, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as forward.
Career
As a young boy, Alcino passed trials in Flamengo's youth teams, but due to his mother's poor health, he left the club. He returned to football in 1969. Due to his good height, he stood out for the goals he scored with headers. In 1970 he was transferred to Olaria, but he didn't adapt to the club and was transferred again, this time to Remo.
There, Alcino experienced the best phase of his career, becoming the second highest scorer of all time with 158 goals, winning three state championships, and delivering several outstanding performances in the Brazilian Championship, such as against Flamengo in 1974.[1]
In 1976 he transferred to Grêmio, where he was state runner-up and top scorer with 17 goals.[2] In 1977 he transferred to Portuguesa, where he achieved great success, until in 1979 he was caught in a doping test for using an appetite suppressant. He ended up being loaned to Atlético Goianiense, Inter de Limeira, and Bangu until the end of his contract with Portuguesa.[3] In 1981 he signed with Paysandu but did not repeat the success he had at Remo, scoring only one goal for the club. Already facing problems with alcoholism, he began to move from club to club. In 1983, in the city of Manaus during his spell at Atlético Rio Negro, possibly drunk, he drove the club's bus, running over and killing a person. He earned the infamous nickname "Motora," an abbreviation in Portuguese for driver. He ended his career in 1990 playing for Pinheirense in the state championship.[4][5]
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Paraense top scorer: 1973, 1974, 1975[6]
Death
Alcino died on 20 July 2006 in Belém, Pará, from liver cancer.[7]
References
- ^ "Remo de todos os tempos: Bira é eleito o melhor centroavante "depois de Alcino" e fecha elenco". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Alcino Neves dos Santos Filho". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Alcino (Ex-atacante do Remo, Portuguesa e Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Sátiro Santiago Jr., José Renato (2023). Os Craques Mais Curiosos do Brasil [The Most Curious Football Stars in Brazil] (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Ed. do Autor. pp. 7–12. ISBN 978-65-00-57100-4.
- ^ "Pará State Championship -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Há 10 anos, Remo perdia ídolo Alcino". Remo 100% (in Portuguese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025.