João Pinto (footballer, born 1961)
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Pinto with Portugal in the 80s | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | João Domingos da Silva Pinto | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Douro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| *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.
Pinto represented the Portugal national team for more than one decade, appearing with them in one World Cup and one European Championship.