Name Ricardo Pinto Current team C.F. Os Belenenses Weight 71 kg | Height 1.78 m Playing position Role Footballer Position Forward | |
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Full name Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sa Pinto Date of birth (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 43) Similar People Paulo Bento, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Diego Capel, Jorge Jesus, Stijn Schaars | ||
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Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager of Greek club Atromitos FC.
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- Ricardo sa pinto anos 90 sporting clube de portugal
- Club career
- International career
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- Country
- Manager
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He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his Sporting stints – he was dubbed by the club's fans "Ricardo Lion Heart". In a career which was cut short by injury and suspension, he appeared in 230 Primeira Liga games (scoring 51 goals), also playing abroad in Spain for two years.
Sá Pinto appeared with the Portugal national team in two European Championships, reaching the semifinals at Euro 2000. In 2012, he started working as a manager.
Ricardo sa pinto anos 90 sporting clube de portugal
Club career
Born in Porto, Sá Pinto made is professional debuts with local S.C. Salgueiros and soon represented the Portuguese under-21s, helping the side reach the 1994 UEFA European Championship final. He made his Primeira Liga debut with the former on 30 August 1992, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 away loss against S.C. Farense.
In the 1994–95 season, Sá Pinto joined Sporting Clube de Portugal. After some solid performances he attracted the attention of La Liga's Real Sociedad, scoring in his first official game for his new club, a 3–3 home draw against Real Oviedo on 30 August 1998.
After 70 matches and six goals (only two seasons of action due to international suspension) in Spain, Sá Pinto returned to Sporting where he played six further years, troubled by many injuries, although he eventually gained team captaincy. In the 2006–07 campaign he joined fellow Portuguese international Sérgio Conceição at Standard Liège – with Jorge Costa having retired at the club in the summer – in the Belgian top level, and retired at almost 35.
In early November 2009, Sá Pinto returned to Sporting, replacing former teammate Pedro Barbosa as director of football as coach Paulo Bento was sacked following a string of poor performances/results. On 21 January 2010, following a physical confrontation with club player Liédson in the team's locker room after the 4–3 home win against C.D. Mafra for the season's Taça de Portugal, he immediately presented his resignation.
Sá Pinto had his first coaching experience in 2010, being named assistant manager at U.D. Leiria under Pedro Caixinha. On 13 February 2012, after a spell with Sporting's under-19, he was appointed first-team manager, replacing fired Domingos Paciência.
On 25 May 2012, even though Sporting could only rank fourth in the league and lost the domestic cup final, Sá Pinto signed a new two-year contract with the Lions. On 4 October, however, following a 0–3 away loss against Videoton FC – led by former national teammate Paulo Sousa – for the season's UEFA Europa League, he was relieved of his duties.
Sá Pinto was appointed at Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade on 18 March 2013, winning the first eight SuperLiga matches in charge of the club but resigining his post on 19 June, in disagreement with its board of directors. From October 2013 to February 2015 he worked in the Superleague Greece, with OFI Crete and Atromitos FC.
Sá Pinto returned to Portugal and its capital in June 2015, after agreeing to become C.F. Os Belenenses manager in replacement of Lito Vidigal whilst signing a two-year contract. On 15 December, however, after a 3–4 away loss against Académica de Coimbra and failure to qualify from the Europa League group stage, he resigned from his position.
On 29 May 2016, Sá Pinto was appointed manager of Al-Fateh SC.
International career
Sá Pinto received 45 caps for Portugal, 25 with Sporting and 20 for Real Sociedad, scoring nine times. His first game was on 7 September 1994 in a 2–1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast, in which he netted the second goal; he played at UEFA Euro 1996, netting the equalizer against Denmark (1–1) in the group stage opener, and Euro 2000.
On 26 March 1997, Sá Pinto assaulted national team coach Artur Jorge upon hearing the news of not having been picked up for a match. The player travelled to Estádio Nacional in Lisbon where the team was practicing, and punched the manager in the face, being banned for one year from all national and international competitions.
Sá Pinto's last appearance was in the 6–0 win over Cyprus on 6 June 2001. An injury prevented him from being present at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals.