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.
+ List of international goals scored by QuinzinhoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  8 April 1995  Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia   2–2 2–2  1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2  15 January 1996  FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   1–2 1–2  1996 Africa Cup of Nations3  24 January 1996  Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa   3–2 3–3  1996 Africa Cup of Nations4  17 August 1997  Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo   1–0 1–1  1998 World Cup qualification5  16 February 1998  Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   2–3 2–5  1998 Africa Cup of Nations6  25 March 2001  Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola   1–0 2–0  2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification7  6 May 2001  Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola   2–0 2–0  2002 World Cup qualification8  1 June 2001  May 19, 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria   1–1 2–3  2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification9  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

References

Category:1974 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:Angolan footballers