Pinto Machado

Henrique Pinto Machado (12 February 1926 – 21 January 2009) was a former Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Pinto Machado

Personal information
Full name	Henrique Pinto Machado
Date of birth	(1926-02-12)12 February 1926
Place of birth	Alfarelos, Portugal
Date of death	21 January 2009(2009-01-21) (aged 82)
Place of death	Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	Benfica	24	(0)
1949–1951	Naval
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was most known for his short three-year spell at Benfica, where he won the Portuguese Cup.

Career

Born in Alfarelos, Pinto Machado joined Benfica in 1946, making his debut on 24 November in a match against Porto.^[1] He battled with Martins for the goalkeeper position, playing the majority of his 14 appearances in the Campeonato de Lisboa.^[2] In his second season, the newly arrived Rogério Contreiras quickly overtook him in the pecking order, and Machado only played 11 games.^[3][4]

In his last year at Benfica, he split the league appearances evenly with Contreiras, with each making 13.^[5] Nonetheless, his single game in the Taça de Portugal on 8 May 1949, against Marítimo, was enough for him to gain honours for winning the cup.^[6] He left Benfica to represent Naval for two seasons, moving to Mozambique afterwards.^[7]

Honours

Benfica^[1]

• Taça de Portugal: 1948–49