title: Orlando Monteiro
text: # Orlando Monteiro
  
  Orlando Semedo Monteiro (born 18 May 1972) is a retired footballer who played as a forward.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Born in Praia, Portuguese Cape Verde, Monteiro spent his entire professional career in Portugal, mostly in its Segunda Liga. His Primeira Liga input consisted of two seasons with Lisbon-based club C.F. Estrela da Amadora, his debut in the competition occurring on 30 September 1995 when he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw against C.S. Marítimo.
  
  Monteiro retired in 2004 at the age of 32, after splitting the campaign with lower league club F.C. Lixa and S.C. Covilhã in the second division.
  
  