Full name Andre Candancam Pinto 2001–2002 XV Piracicaba Weight 80 kg 1997–2001 Flamengo-SP Height 1.83 m | Years Team Role Footballer Place of birth Sao Paulo, Brazil Name Andre Pinto | |
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 27) | ||
André Candançam Pinto (born 14 December 1978 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Football career
In his country, Pinto played for Associação Atlética Flamengo, Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) and Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ). In January 2003 he moved to Portugal and joined C.D. Nacional, appearing in only ten Primeira Liga games in his first two seasons combined and also being loaned to C.D. Santa Clara in the second division; he made his debut in the former competition on 2 February 2003, scoring in a local derby against C.S. Marítimo, a 3–2 away win.
Pinto returned to Madeira for a further two seasons with Nacional, netting 14 goals in 30 games in his second as the club qualified for the second time in its history to the UEFA Cup, after finishing fifth. Highlights included braces against Académica de Coimbra (2–2 home draw), Boavista FC (3–0 away win), Vitória de Setúbal (2–2, home) and C.F. Os Belenenses (4–0, at home).
Subsequently, Pinto spent two years in Japan with Kyoto Sanga FC, scoring only three goals in his first season, which ended in relegation from the J1 League. On 31 January 2008 he returned to Portugal and signed for Marítimo, as a replacement for S.L. Benfica-bound Ariza Makukula, but the following two campaigns in the country, with that side and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, yielded only 11 games and two goals combined.
In 2010, Pinto returned to his homeland after nearly eight years, joining amateurs São José Esporte Clube.