Custódio João Pinto (9 February 1942 – 21 February 2004) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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| Full name | Custódio João Pinto | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 2004 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gondomar, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Montijo | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1971 | Porto | 243 | (80) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | Vitória Guimarães | 116 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Paços Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Rio Tinto | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Oliveira Bairro | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 361 | (108) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | Portugal | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Montijo, Setúbal District, Pinto made his senior debut with FC Porto, first appearing in the Primeira Liga at the age of 19. During his ten-year spell with the northerners he amassed competitive totals of 311 matches and 102 goals, but only won one trophy, the 1968 Portuguese Cup.[1]
In the summer of 1971, Pinto signed with Minho club Vitória de Guimarães, where he would play four seasons (always in the top flight). He retired from professional football at 36 after a stint with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, but returned to the Segunda Liga two years later when he signed with Oliveira do Bairro SC.
International career
editPinto earned 13 caps for Portugal, scoring once.[2][1] He made his debut on 29 April 1964 by coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a 3–2 friendly win over Switzerland in Zürich, and was selected to the squad that appeared in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, not leaving the bench for the third-placed team.[3]
Pinto's last international match was played on 4 May 1969 in Porto, as Portugal drew 2–2 against Greece for the 1970 World Cup qualifiers, eventually finishing bottom in their group.
Personal life
editPinto died on 21 February 2004 shortly after having celebrated his 62nd birthday, in the northern city of Gondomar.[4]
His older brother, Manuel, was also an international footballer.[1]
Honours
editPorto
- Taça de Portugal: 1967–68; runner-up: 1963–64[1]
Portugal
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1966[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Custódio Pinto: Último adeus" [Custódio Pinto: Last goodbye]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 February 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
edit- Custódio Pinto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Custódio Pinto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Custódio Pinto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Custódio Pinto at EU-Football.info
