Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Pinto | ||
Date of birth | January 23, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Iconha, Espírito Santo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1984 | Desportiva Ferroviária | ||
1984–1987 | Fluminense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1987–1992 | Fluminense | 85 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Cerro Porteño | ||
1993 | Americano | ||
1994 | União São João | ||
1994–1995 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Atlético Paranaense | 43 | (0) |
1998 | Internacional-SP | ||
1998 | Iraty | ||
1998–1999 | Goiás | 21 | (0) |
1999 | Joinville | ||
Managerial career | |||
1999 | Atlético Paranaense youth team | ||
2005 | Operário Ferroviário | ||
2005–2006 | Marcílio Dias | ||
2007 | J. Malucelli | ||
2007–2008 | Força | ||
2008 | Uberaba | ||
2008 | Lemense | ||
2008–2009 | Red Bull | ||
2010 | Serrano-PR | ||
2011 | Paraná | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ricardo Pinto (born January 23, 1965) [1] is a retired professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs and for Primera División Paraguaya club Cerro Porteño. [2] He is the current coach of Paraná Clube.
Born in Iconha, Espírito Santo, [1] Pinto's career started in 1982, playing for Desportiva Ferroviária's youth team. [3] After two years in the club, he moved to Fluminense's youth team, where he won the Copa São Paulo de Juniores in 1986. [3] He stayed in Fluminense's youth team until he professionalized in 1987, being promoted to the club's main team. [3]
Ricardo Pinto started his professional career in 1987, [3] joining Fluminense's first team in 1988, [3] playing 85 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for the Rio de Janeiro team, [4] until he left the club in 1992. [2] In 1992 and in 1993, he played for Cerro Porteño, of Paraguay, where he won the 1992 Primera División Paraguaya season. [2] Ricardo Pinto then returned to Brazil, playing for Americano in 1993, [2] União São João in 1994, [2] and Corinthians in 1994 and in 1995, where he played 3 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, [4] and won the Copa do Brasil in 1995 and the Campeonato Paulista in the same year. [2] Ricardo Pinto played 43 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Atlético Paranaense [4] from 1995 to 1997, [2] and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1995. [3] During a 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against his former club, Fluminense, [2] at Estádio das Laranjeiras, [3] a supporter of the Rio de Janeiro-based club struck him with a tripod. [2] After the match, Ricardo Pinto was submitted to head surgery. [3] In 1998, he briefly played for Internacional-SP and Iraty, [2] before moving to Goiás, [2] where he played 21 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, [4] leaving the club in 1999. [5] In 1999, he retired while playing for Joinville. [3]
After his retirement, the former goalkeeper opened a football academy in Curitiba, Paraná, [5] and started a managerial career, firstly managing Atlético Paranaense's youth team, [3] then working as the club's goalkeeper coach in 2001. [3] He eventually managed Operário Ferroviário [5] in 2005, [6] and Marcílio Dias [5] in 2005 and in 2006. [7] In 2007, Ricardo Pinto was J. Malucelli's manager, [8] then Força from 2007 [9] to 2008. [10] In 2008, he also managed Uberaba [11] and Lemense. [12]
Ricardo Pinto won the following honors during his playing career:
Club | Competition | Seasons |
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Atlético Paranaense | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 1995 |
Cerro Porteño | Primera División Paraguaya | 1992 |
Corinthians | Copa do Brasil | 1995 |
Campeonato Paulista | 1995 | |
Fluminense | Copa São Paulo de Juniores | 1986 |