João_Manuel_Pinto_Tomé
João Manuel Pinto
Portuguese football manager and former player
João Manuel Pinto Tomé Santos (born 26 May 1973), known as João Pinto or João Manuel Pinto, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Atlético Reguengos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Manuel Pinto Tomé Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-26) 26 May 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Carcavelos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Reguengos (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Chelas | ||
| 1988–1989 | Olivais | ||
| 1989–1990 | Oriental | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Oriental | 25 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Campomaiorense | 37 | (3) |
| 1992–1995 | Belenenses | 68 | (7) |
| 1995–2001 | Porto | 75 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Benfica | 48 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Ciudad Murcia | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Sion | 84 | (4) |
| Total | 348 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Cinfães | ||
| 2017 | Moncarapachense | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lusitano | ||
| 2018 | Sertanense | ||
| 2020 | Vila Real | ||
| 2020–2021 | Quarteirense | ||
| 2021–2022 | Moura | ||
| 2022–2023 | Machico | ||
| 2023 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | ||
| 2023– | Atlético Reguengos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pinto was born in Carcavelos, Cascais. During his career he represented Clube Oriental de Lisboa, S.C. Campomaiorense, C.F. Os Belenenses, FC Porto and S.L. Benfica, retiring in 2007 after abroad stints with Ciudad de Murcia (Spanish Segunda División) and FC Sion (Swiss Super League). In his country's Primeira Liga, he amassed totals of 191 games and 20 goals over the course of ten seasons.[1]
Used often as a last-minute centre-forward when his teams were trailing[2]– he scored more than ten competitive goals for Porto – Pinto appeared once for the Portugal national side, coming on at half-time in the 1–1 friendly draw against England at Villa Park, on 7 September 2002.[3]
Pinto started his managerial career in the summer of 2013, going on to be in charge of C.D. Cinfães in the third tier for only three months.[4] On 23 December 2015, he was appointed academy director of Brazilian club Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.[5]
In the following seasons, Pinto led several teams in the Portuguese lower leagues.[6][7][8] On 16 October 2022, his A.D. Machico ousted top-flight Boavista F.C. from the Taça de Portugal with a 1–0 home win in the third round.[9]
On 12 January 2023, Pinto signed for Romanian Liga III side AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila,[10] leaving in March due to 'personal reasons' without having coached a single match.[11] In July, he took charge of Portuguese amateurs Atlético Reguengos.[12]
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99[10]
- Taça de Portugal: 1997–98, 1999–2000
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1996, 1998
Sion
- Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (27 May 2018). "João M. Pinto: "O Pinto da Costa deu-me o contrato para a mão e depois deu-me um envelope com dinheiro: 'Isto é para ires comer camarão'"" [João M. Pinto: "Pinto da Costa handed me the contract and then he gave me an envelope with money: 'This is for you to go and eat some shrimp'"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- A. Amaral, Nuno (14 April 2018). "João Manuel Pinto: "Parecia que íamos para uma guerra no clássico"" [João Manuel Pinto: "It looked like we were going to a war in the classic"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Portugal hold England". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- "João Manuel Pinto deixa Cinfães" [João Manuel Pinto leaves Cinfães]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "João Manuel Pinto é o novo executivo de futebol integrado" [João Manuel Pinto is the new executive of integrated football] (in Portuguese). Portuguesa Desportos. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
- Alves, Armando (7 November 2017). "João Manuel Pinto assume comando do Lusitano VRSA" [João Manuel Pinto takes over Lusitano VRSA]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "João Manuel Pinto é o novo treinador da AD Quarteirense 1937" [João Manuel Pinto is the new manager of AD Quarteirense 1937] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "João Manuel Pinto é o novo treinador da AD Machico" [João Manuel Pinto is the new manager of AD Machico]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- Gaudêncio, Diogo (16 October 2022). "João Manuel Pinto: «Nem sei se é verdade isto que aconteceu»" [João Manuel Pinto: "I do not even know if what has happened is true"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "Au trecut la fapte! » Clubul din România preluat de italieni l-a numit antrenor pe cvadruplul campion cu Porto: „Nu e o decizie economică! Construim ceva important"" [They got it going! » Romanian club owned by Italians named four-time champion with Porto as manager: "This not an economic decision! We are building something important"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- "João Manuel Pinto deixa Braila da Roménia por razões pessoais" [João Manuel Pinto leaves Braila from Romania for personal reasons] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- "João Manuel Pinto é o novo treinador do Atlético Sport Clube" [João Manuel Pinto is the new manager of Atlético Sport Clube] (in Portuguese). Diana FM. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- Zea, Antonio. "Switzerland Cup 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- João Manuel Pinto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Manuel Pinto manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Manuel Pinto at BDFutbol
- João Manuel Pinto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
