Alto Linus
{{Short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alto Linus
| image =
| fullname = Alto Linus
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|9|25}}
| birth_place = Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.68}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder, Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2010–2013
| clubs1 = Sabah
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = T-Team
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2022
| clubs3 = Sabah
| caps3 = 112
| goals3 = 5
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2023–
| managerclubs1 = Sabah (assistant head coach)
| manageryears2 = 2024
| managerclubs2 = Sabah (interim)
| club-update = 25 February 2023
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Alto Linus (born 25 September 1986){{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alto-bin-linus/177837/|title=Alto Bin Linus|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=10 November 2011}} is a former Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward. A versatile player, Alto has played in multiple positions, including on the wing and full-back. He notably played more than 200 matches for Sabah in the Malaysian League and holds the all-time record for most appearances for Sabah in the Malaysia Super League, playing 72 games between 2011–2012 and 2020–2022.
Managerial career
Alto begin his coaching career as assistant coach for Sabah F.C. in a match against PDRM at the 2023 Malaysia Super League.[https://twitter.com/FlashSukan/status/1629434585615593474 Kesebelasan utama pasukan Sabah Football Club dan PDRM Football Club untuk perlawanan Liga Super di Stadium Likas, Kota Kinabalu.] – Flash Sukan, 25 February 2023.
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 4 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure |
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align="left"|Sabah (Caretaker)
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} |align="left"|30 November 2024 |align="left"|10 December 2024 {{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1| diff=yes}} |
| colspan="4"|Career Total
{{WDLtot|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}} |
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Playing career
=Early career=
Alto played for an amateur team Keningau/Pedalaman FC in the SAFA Sabah League. He played as forward.
=Sabah FA=
Alto joined Sabah in 2010. He scored 4 goals for Sabah in his first season as Sabah were promoted to the 2011 Malaysia Super League.[https://malaysiafootball-dimos.blogspot.com/2009/12/liga-premier-2010.html Liga Premier 2010] – malaysiafootball-dimos.
=T-Team=
In 2014, he joined Kuala Terengganu based club T-Team but have a lack of playing time and demoted into T-Team President's Cup squad.[https://www.sports247.my/mahu-libat-sabah-kembali-digeruni-alto-linus/ Mahu libat Sabah kembali digeruni- Alto Linus] – sports247, 18 January 2022.
=Return To Sabah=
In April 2014, he return to his former team Sabah, making a comeback after only spending six month with T-Team. In June 2019, he scored an important goal against Negeri Sembilan at Likas Stadium to ensure Sabah's position at the top of league.[http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/136593/alto-is-the-hero-for-tambadaus/ Alto is the hero for Tambadaus] – Daily Express, 16 June 2019. Sabah won the 2019 Malaysia Premier League and promoted to the 2020 Malaysia Super League.[http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/137588/sabah-crowned-champs/ Sabah crowned champs] – Daily Express, 10 July 2019. Alto retired from playing professionally at the end of 2022 season.
=International career=
Alto Linus was called up by K. Rajagopal for centralized training in a preparation for 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.[http://sabahfa.blogspot.com/2012/03/dream-comes-true-for-alto-linus.html Dream comes true for Alto Linus] – New Sabah Times, 16 March 2012 (via Sabah FA). However he did not make any official appearances for the national team.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|11 November 2022.}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Sabah
|2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 5 | |||||
| 2011
|rowspan=2|Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 29 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total|| ||7|| ||0|| ||2||colspan=2|–|| ||9 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|T-Team
|2014 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=10|Sabah
|2014 |rowspan=6|Malaysia Premier League |7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015
|16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2016
|21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2020
|rowspan=3|Malaysia Super League |10 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|20 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total||112||5||9||0||23||0||colspan=2|–||148||5 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career Total|| || || || || || || || || || |
Honour
= Club =
;Sabah
References
{{Sabah FA squad}}
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Sabah
Category:Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:People from Keningau District
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