João Manuel Pinto Tomé
| João Pinto | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Manuel Pinto Tomé Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-26) 26 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Carcavelos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Chelas | ||
| 1988–1989 | SL Olivais | ||
| 1989–1990 | Oriental | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1991 | Oriental | ||
| 1991–1992 | Campomaiorense | ||
| 1992–1995 | Belenenses | 68 | (7) |
| 1995–2001 | Porto | 75 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Benfica | 48 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Ciudad Murcia | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Sion | 79 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Cinfães | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
João Manuel Pinto Tomé Santos, known as João Pinto or João Manuel Pinto (born 26 May 1973 in Carcavelos), is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
During his career, Pinto represented Clube Oriental de Lisboa, S.C. Campomaiorense, C.F. Os Belenenses, F.C. Porto and S.L. Benfica, retiring in 2007 after abroad stints with Ciudad de Murcia (Spanish second level) and FC Sion (in the Swiss Super League). In his country's top flight, he amassed totals of 191 games and 20 goals over the course of ten seasons.
Used often as a last-minute centre forward when his teams were trailing – scored more than ten overall goals for Porto – Pinto appeared once for the Portuguese national team, coming on at half-time during the 1–1 friendly draw with England at Villa Park, on 7 September 2002.[1]
References
- Jump up ^ "Portugal hold England". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
External links
- João Manuel Pinto at footballzz.co.uk
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
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