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For other Portuguese footballers named João Pinto, see João Pinto (disambiguation).

João Manuel de Oliveira Pinto (3 August 1971 – 8 February 2024) was a Portuguese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Pinto was born in Lisbon. Having been brought up at Sporting CP,[2] he achieved Primeira Liga totals of 155 games and six goals over nine seasons, with Vitória de Guimarães, G.D. Estoril Praia, Gil Vicente FC, S.C. Braga, S.C. Farense and C.S. Marítimo.[3]

In summer 2001, aged 30, Pinto signed for Segunda Liga club Académica de Coimbra, helping to win promotion in his only season.[4] He then moved to the lower leagues, seeing out his career in 2010 following spells with G.D. Sesimbra and G.D. Alfarim.[5]

International career

Pinto earned 61 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring 12 times.[2] He was part of the under-20 squad that won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal, contributing three appearances to this feat;[6][7] additionally, he finished second in the 1994 edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[8]

After retiring, Pinto worked with the Portuguese Football Federation in directorial capacities.[9]

Death

Pinto died from leukemia on 8 February 2024, aged 52.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d João Oliveira Pinto at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Em memória de João Oliveira Pinto: a entrevista que recorda a passagem pelo Sporting" [In memory of João Oliveira Pinto: the interview that remembers Sporting spell]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Morreu João Oliveira Pinto" [João Oliveira Pinto has died] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Morreu João Oliveira Pinto, campeão do Mundo sub-20 em 1991 e ex-jogador da Académica" [Death of João Oliveira Pinto, 1991 under-20 World champion and former Académica player]. Diário de Coimbra (in Portuguese). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ Aleixo, Mário (9 February 2024). "Sporting lamenta a morte de João Oliveira Pinto" [Sporting mourn death of João Oliveira Pinto] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (30 June 2008). "Campeões do Mundo de sub-20: Lisboa, 120 mil pessoas no desenlace perfeito" [Under-20 World champions: Lisbon, 120 thousand people in the perfect outcome] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ Castro Martins, Luís (30 June 2016). "25 anos de Lisboa'91: tomates argentinos e a Luz que "arrepiava"" [25th anniversary of Lisbon'91: Argentine tomatoes and a Luz that "gave chills"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (29 June 2015). "Seleção Sub-21: (pre)destinados à glória" [Under-21 national team: (pre)destined to glory] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Morreu João Oliveira Pinto, campeão do Mundo sub-20 em 1991" [Death of João Oliveira Pinto, under-20 World champion in 1991]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Morreu João Oliveira Pinto. Tinha 52 anos" [João Oliveira Pinto has died. He was 52]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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