Carlos Domingues Bendinha de Almeida (born 24 September 1976) is an Angolan professional basketball shooting guard and a member of the Angola national basketball team. He is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) in height and 91 kg (200 pounds) in weight. Almeida played for Angola at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2002 and 2006 basketball world championship as well as the 2005, 2007 Africa championships and 2009 Africa championship.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1976 Luanda, Angola |
| Listed height | 193 cm (6.33 ft) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1987–2014 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 1984–1987 | E.R.T. |
| 1987–2001 | Petro Atlético |
| 2001–2014 | Primeiro de Agosto |
Medals | |
In addition to playing basketball, he has been serving a second term as a member of the Angolan parliament, representing the ruling party, MPLA.[1]
Carlos Almeida has won seven FIBA Africa Championship titles.
On 17 April 2014, Almeida played his last official game in the 1st leg of the 2014 Angola Basketball Cup against Petro de Luanda, a match involving the two most important clubs in his career. At the end of the game, honours were paid to him for his long, successful basketball career.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Almeida at FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Carlos Almeida to retire from basketball on Tuesday". ANGOP.com. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Carlos Almeida considered icon of African basketball". ANGOP.com. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
External links
edit- Carlos Almeida at FIBA.com (archived)
- Carlos Almeida at Eurobasket.com
- Carlos Almeida at RealGM
- Carlos Almeida at Proballers
- Carlos Almeida – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Carlos Almeida at basket-stats.info
- Carlos Almeida at AfricaBasket
