João Pinto (footballer, born 1961)

For other Portuguese footballers named João Pinto, see João Pinto (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.

João Pinto
Pinto with Portugal in the 80s
Personal information
Full name João Domingos da Silva Pinto[1]
Date of birth (1961-11-21) 21 November 1961 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Oliveira do Douro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1974–1976 Oliveira Douro
1976–1981 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1997 Porto 408 (17)
International career
1978–1980 Portugal U18 20 (0)
1982–1983 Portugal U21 10 (0)
1983–1996 Portugal 70 (1)
Managerial career
1997–2004 Porto (youth)
2006–2010 Porto (assistant)
2010–2011 Covilhã
2013 Chaves
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Domingos da Silva Pinto (born 21 November 1961) is a Portuguese former footballer and manager. Having spent his entire professional career with Porto (16 years, winning a total of 24 major titles, including nine Primeira Liga and the 1987 European Cup), he was regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese right-backs of all time.[2]

Pinto represented the Portugal national team for more than one decade, appearing with them in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Playing career

Pinto was born in Oliveira do Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. A FC Porto trainee, it did not take him long to establish himself in the side's starting XI. When Fernando Gomes broke his leg before the 1986–87 European Cup final against FC Bayern Munich, he was picked as the captain, and reportedly only released the cup on Portuguese soil after the 2–1 win in Vienna.[3]

Always an undisputed starter, Pinto retired after the 1996–97 season after 16 years as a professional, helping the northerners to their first three Primeira Liga titles in a row (in total, he won nine national championships and four Taça de Portugal, and was part of the treble-winning squad which won the Champions Cup, the European Supercup and the Intercontinental Cup). Given his devotion and long service to the club, he was subsequently given a place coaching its youth teams.[2]

Pinto totalled 70 caps with one goal for Portugal,[4] being selected as captain on 42 occasions. After seeing the nation's 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes squashed following a 1–0 away loss against Italy he left the field in tears, further enhancing his nickname, Capitão; he played internationally in UEFA Euro 1984[5] and at the 1986 World Cup – Bobby Robson, who coached Porto, once remarked of him: "He has two hearts and four legs. It's extremely difficult to find a player like him."[6]

In September 2023, Pinto was given the One-Club Man Award by Athletic Bilbao, a Spanish club renowned for its youth system policies.[7]

Coaching career

Pinto began working as a head coach in the Segunda Liga. He started with S.C. Covilhã, moving in January 2013 to G.D. Chaves[8] and helping the latter side to promote to that level in his only season.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11][1]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 1981–82 Primeira Divisão 7 0 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 11 0
1982–83 Primeira Divisão 23 0 6 1 2[c] 0 — 31 1
1983–84 Primeira Divisão 26 0 9 0 9[d] 0 2[b] 0 46 0
1984–85 Primeira Divisão 30 0 7 0 2[d] 0 4[b] 0 43 0
1985–86 Primeira Divisão 18 1 3 0 4[e] 0 2[b] 0 27 1
1986–87 Primeira Divisão 29 3 5 0 9[e] 0 2[b] 0 45 3
1987–88 Primeira Divisão 34 1 7 0 4[e] 0 3[f] 0 48 1
1988–89 Primeira Divisão 35 1 4 0 3[e] 0 2[b] 0 44 1
1989–90 Primeira Divisão 30 0 3 0 6[c] 0 — 39 0
1990–91 Primeira Divisão 30 0 5 1 5[e] 0 2[b] 0 42 1
1991–92 Primeira Divisão 33 8 6 0 4[d] 0 1[b] 0 44 8
1992–93 Primeira Divisão 25 2 2 0 8[g] 0 3[b] 1 38 3
1993–94 Primeira Divisão 31 1 6 0 10[g] 0 2[b] 0 49 1
1994–95 Primeira Divisão 31 0 2 0 4[d] 0 3[b] 0 40 0
1995–96 Primeira Divisão 13 0 6 0 4[g] 0 0 0 23 0
1996–97 Primeira Divisão 13 0 2 0 2[g] 0 0 0 17 0
Career Total 408 17 75 2 76 0 28 1 587 20
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  5. ^ a b c d e Appearances in European Cup
  6. ^ Two appearances in European Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  7. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 1983 4 0
1984 10 0
1985 7 0
1986 1 0
1987 2 0
1989 11 1
1990 3 0
1991 9 0
1992 8 0
1993 7 0
1994 5 0
1995 2 0
1996 1 0
Total 70 1
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pinto goal.
List of international goals scored by João Pinto[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 April 1989 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Switzerland 1–0 3–1 1990 World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Porto

Individual

Manager

Chaves

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e João Pinto at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "João Pinto (Futebol)" [João Pinto (Football)] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. ^ Silveira, João Pedro (12 August 2011). "FC Porto" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "João Domingos Silva Pinto – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Platini faz a diferença em meia-final de sonho" [Platini makes the difference in dream semi-final] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ Tadeia, António (21 November 2017). "A dedicação ao FC Porto validou a máxima segundo a qual o coração de João Pinto só tinha uma cor: "azul e branco". Foram quase 600 jogos e 24 títulos conquistados, entre campeonatos nacionais e a glória europeia e mundial" [Dedication to FC Porto validated the saying according to which João Pinto's heart only had one colour: "blue and white". It was nearly 600 matches and 24 titles conquered, between national championships and the European and world glory.] (in Portuguese). MSN. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "João Pinto recebe o 'One Club Man Award' do Athletic Bilbao" [João Pinto receives the 'One Club Man Award' from Athletic Bilbao]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ "João Pinto é o novo treinador do Chaves" [João Pinto is the new manager of Chaves]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Treinador João Pinto deixa o Chaves" [Coach João Pinto leaves Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 May 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. ^ João Pinto at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "João Pinto". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b "João Pinto". European Football. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ^ "1984 team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2023.