Álvaro Teixeira

Álvaro Cardoso Teixeira (11 January 1965 – 9 May 2017) was a Portuguese former football player and manager who played as a defender.

Playing career
Born in Luanda, Angola, Teixeira started playing professionally with Vitória de Setúbal, joining Belenenses in the 1986–87 season. With the Belém club he won the Taça de Portugal in the 1988–89 season.

Teixeira sequently went on the play for Torreense and Lusitano de Évora ending his career with Pinhalnovense.

Coaching career
Teixeira started his coaching career in 1999, with Torreense in the 1998–99 season as a player manager. He also managed Lusitano de Évora in the 2005–06 season.

Death
Teixeira died of a chronic disease on 9 May 2019 at only 53 years of age.

Player
Belenenses
 * Taça de Portugal: 1988–89