Joaquim Alberto Silva

**Joaquim Alberto Silva** (4 March 1974 – 15 April 2019), known as **Quinzinho**, was an Angolan footballer. He played as a striker. He appeared for Angola in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He played for the team from 1994 to 2001. He also played for Porto from 1995 to 2001.

Quinzinho's son, Alexandre, is also a footballer. Born in Portugal, he played for them at youth level.On 15 April 2019, Quinzinho felt ill after jogging in Alverca do Ribatejo and died shortly after at the age of 45.

### International goals

- _Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quinzinho goal._
|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|8 April 1995|Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia||2–2|2–2|1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification||||||||
|2|15 January 1996|FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa||1–2|1–2|1996 Africa Cup of Nations||||||||
|3|24 January 1996|Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa||3–2|3–3|1996 Africa Cup of Nations||||||||
|4|17 August 1997|Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo||1–0|1–1|1998 World Cup qualification||||||||
|5|16 February 1998|Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso||2–3|2–5|1998 Africa Cup of Nations||||||||
|6|25 March 2001|Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola||1–0|2–0|2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification||||||||
|7|6 May 2001|Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola||2–0|2–0|2002 World Cup qualification||||||||
|8|1 June 2001|May 19, 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria||1–1|2–3|2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification||||||||
|9|10 June 2001|Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola||1–0|1–0|2001 COSAFA Cup||||||||

## Personal life and death

Quinzinho's son, Alexandre, is also a footballer. Born in Portugal, he played for them at youth level.

On 15 April 2019 Quinzinho, at the time working for U.D. Vilafranquense as a physiotherapist, suffered a heart attack after jogging in Alverca do Ribatejo and died shortly after, at the age of 45. He was buried in Lisbon.

## Honours

**Porto**
- Primeira Liga: 1995–96, 1998–99

**Xiamen Lanshi**
- China League One: 2005

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Quinzinho
- **fullname**: Joaquim Alberto Silva
- **birth place**: Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Angola
- **death place**: Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
- **position**: Forward (association football)#Striker, Striker
- **years1**: 1994–1995
- **clubs1**: Atlético Sport Aviação, ASA
- **years2**: 1995–2001
- **clubs2**: FC Porto, Porto
- **caps2**: 21
- **goals2**: 6
- **years3**: 1996–1997
- **clubs3**: → U.D. Leiria, União Leiria (loan)
- **caps3**: 18
- **goals3**: 3
- **years4**: 1997–1998
- **clubs4**: → Rio Ave F.C., Rio Ave (loan)
- **caps4**: 24
- **goals4**: 8
- **years5**: 1999
- **clubs5**: → Rayo Vallecano (loan)
- **caps5**: 1
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2000
- **clubs6**: → S.C. Farense, Farense (loan)
- **caps6**: 6
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 2000–2001
- **clubs7**: → C.D. Aves, Aves (loan)
- **caps7**: 24
- **goals7**: 5
- **years8**: 2001–2002
- **clubs8**: F.C. Alverca, Alverca
- **caps8**: 30
- **goals8**: 5
- **years9**: 2002–2003
- **clubs9**: G.D. Estoril Praia, Estoril
- **caps9**: 13
- **goals9**: 7
- **years10**: 2003–2004
- **clubs10**: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., Guangzhou Xiangxue
- **caps10**: 47
- **goals10**: 17
- **years11**: 2005–2007
- **clubs11**: Xiamen Blue Lions F.C., Xiamen Lanshi
- **caps11**: 66
- **goals11**: 20
- **years12**: 2008–2009
- **clubs12**: Shanghai Pudong Zobon F.C., Wuxi Zobon
- **caps12**: 23
- **goals12**: 4
- **years13**: 2009–2010
- **clubs13**: C.R. Caála, Caála
- **years14**: 2011–2012
- **clubs14**: Atlético Sport Aviação, ASA
- **totalcaps**: 273
- **totalgoals**: 76
- **nationalyears1**: 1994–2001
- **nationalteam1**: Angola national football team, Angola
- **nationalcaps1**: 40
- **nationalgoals1**: 9