Manuel Pinto (footballer)

Manuel Campos Pinto (born 14 December 1938) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as central defender.

Manuel Pinto
Personal information
Full name Manuel Campos Pinto
Date of birth (1938-12-14) 14 December 1938
Place of birth Montijo, Portugal
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Benfica 2 (0)
1962–1974 Vitória Guimarães 275 (15)
Total 277 (15)
National team
1969 Portugal 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, Pinto started his professional career with S.L. Benfica. He was part of two Primeira Liga squads during his spell with the club, winning the 1960–61 edition but contributing only two matches to the feat.[1]

For the following 12 seasons, Pinto represented Vitória S.C. also of the top division. On 10 September 1969, he was on the starting XI for their first-ever game in European competition, against FC Baník Ostrava in the first round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[2]

International career

Pinto played twice with the Portugal national team, over a one-month period. He earned his first cap on 6 April 1969, in a 0–0 friendly draw with Mexico.

Personal life

Pinto's younger brother, Custódio, was also a footballer.[3]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Época 1960/61: Primeira Divisão" [1960/61 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "Vitória estreou-se nas provas europeias há 50 anos: recorde o momento histórico" [Vitória made debut in European competition 50 years ago: relive the historical moment]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. Lobo Xavier, Bernardo (31 October 2017). "Os maiores goleadores da história do FC Porto: Custódio Pinto" [The greatest scorers in the history of FC Porto: Custódio Pinto] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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