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) | ||
Playing position | 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 | ||
Teams managed | |||
1999 | Atlético Paranaense youth team | ||
2005 | Operário de Ponta Grossa | ||
2005–2006 | Marcílio Dias | ||
2007 | J. Malucelli | ||
2007–2008 | Força | ||
2008 | Uberaba | ||
2008 | Lemense | ||
2008–2009 | Red Bull | ||
2010 | Serrano-PR | ||
2011 | Paraná | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ricardo Pinto (born January 23, 1965) 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. He is the current coach of Paraná Clube.
Born in Iconha, Espírito Santo, Pinto's career started in 1982, playing for Desportiva Ferroviária's youth team. After two years in the club, he moved to Fluminense's youth team, where he won the Copa São Paulo de Juniores in 1986. He stayed in Fluminense's youth team until he professionalized in 1987, being promoted to the club's main team.
Ricardo Pinto started his professional career in 1987, joining Fluminense's first team in 1988, playing 85 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for the Rio de Janeiro team, until he left the club in 1992. In 1992 and in 1993, he played for Cerro Porteño, of Paraguay, where he won the 1992 Primera División Paraguaya season. Ricardo Pinto then returned to Brazil, playing for Americano in 1993,União São João in 1994, and Corinthians in 1994 and in 1995, where he played 3 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, and won the Copa do Brasil in 1995 and the Campeonato Paulista in the same year. Ricardo Pinto played 43 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for Atlético Paranaense from 1995 to 1997, and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1995. During a 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against his former club, Fluminense, at Estádio das Laranjeiras, a supporter of the Rio de Janeiro-based club struck him with a tripod. After the match, Ricardo Pinto was submitted to head surgery. In 1998, he briefly played for Internacional-SP and Iraty, before moving to Goiás, where he played 21 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, leaving the club in 1999. In 1999, he retired while playing for Joinville.