Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 172 games and twelve goals, spending all of his career at Benfica, winning nine major titles.
Born in Tortosendo, a village in the vicinity of the Serra da Estrela, Albino arrived at Benfica at the age of 17, under Arthur John reign, to represent the youth teams.
[1] A slender, but hard-working footballer; at 20 years old, manager Ribeiro dos Reis gave him, an opportunity with the first team, when they faced Braga Regional team in a friendly on 26 December 1932.
[1] He played his last match on 8 April 1945 in a five-nil trashing of Vitória de Guimarães, after well over 300 official games, and with six championship's won.
[1] Albino made his debut for Portugal, against Spain in a 3–3 draw on 5 May 1935.