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 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]

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 62)[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 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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[lower-alpha 1]		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[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	0
	1982–83	Primeira Divisão	23	0	6	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		31	1
	1983–84	Primeira Divisão	26	0	9	0	9[lower-alpha 4]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	0
	1984–85	Primeira Divisão	30	0	7	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	0
	1985–86	Primeira Divisão	18	1	3	0	4[lower-alpha 5]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	1
	1986–87	Primeira Divisão	29	3	5	0	9[lower-alpha 5]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	45	3
	1987–88	Primeira Divisão	34	1	7	0	4[lower-alpha 5]	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	48	1
	1988–89	Primeira Divisão	35	1	4	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	1
	1989–90	Primeira Divisão	30	0	3	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		39	0
	1990–91	Primeira Divisão	30	0	5	1	5[lower-alpha 5]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	1
	1991–92	Primeira Divisão	33	8	6	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	8
	1992–93	Primeira Divisão	25	2	2	0	8[lower-alpha 7]	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	38	3
	1993–94	Primeira Divisão	31	1	6	0	10[lower-alpha 7]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	49	1
	1994–95	Primeira Divisão	31	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	0
	1995–96	Primeira Divisão	13	0	6	0	4[lower-alpha 7]	0	0	0	23	0
	1996–97	Primeira Divisão	13	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 7]	0	0	0	17	0
Career Total			408	17	75	2	76	0	28	1	587	20

1. Includes Taça de Portugal
2. Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearances in European Cup
6. Two appearances in European Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
7. 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

• Primeira Divisão: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
• Taça de Portugal: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
• European Cup: 1986–87
• European Super Cup: 1987
• Intercontinental Cup: 1987

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1984^[13]
• One Club Award: 2023^[7]

Manager

Chaves

• Segunda Divisão: 2012–13^[9]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. João Pinto at WorldFootball.net
2. "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. "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. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
9. "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)
11. "João Pinto". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. "João Pinto". European Football. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
13. "1984 team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

External links

• João Pinto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• João Pinto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• João Pinto at National-Football-Teams.com
• João Pinto – FIFA competition record (archived)