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João Pinto

1971 - Today

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João Manuel Vieira Pinto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈpĩtu, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; born 19 August 1971) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mostly as a forward. Blessed with playmaking and goalscoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 151 caps and scoring 45 goals across all levels (81/23 for the senior team alone) and representing the country at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. At the club level, Pinto started his career with Boavista, but it was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting CP, with which he won one Primeira Liga each for a total of six major titles. Over 19 top-division seasons, he played 476 matches and netted 117 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Pinto is the 2,418th most popular soccer player (down from 1,860th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 286th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Pinto ranks 2,418 out of 21,273. Before him are Américo Lopes, Torsten Lindberg, José Planas, Jorge Dely Valdés, Fernando Giudicelli, and Charles Antenen. After him are Michal Vičan, Dušan Petković, Norberto Méndez, Yuji Sugano, Marouane Fellaini, and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, João Pinto ranks 147. Before him are Dwight Yorke, Raoul Bova, Thérèse Coffey, Jorge Costa, Patrik Andersson, and Dai Sato. After him are Richard Krajicek, Yuri Lowenthal, Sergej Barbarez, César Sánchez, Adriana Karembeu, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Pinto ranks 327 out of 633. Before him are Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Florbela Espanca (1894), Carlos Mota Pinto (1936), Jorge Costa (1971), Fernando Chalana (1959), and Américo Lopes (1933). After him are Alfredo Nobre da Costa (1923), Mário de Araújo Cabral (1934), Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), Fernão de Loronha (1470), João Moutinho (1986), and Hugo Almeida (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Pinto ranks 51. Before him are Raul Meireles (1983), João Cancelo (1994), Rui Patrício (1988), Jorge Costa (1971), Fernando Chalana (1959), and Américo Lopes (1933). After him are João Moutinho (1986), Hugo Almeida (1984), Bernardo Silva (1994), Vitinha (2000), Costinha (1974), and João Pinto (1961).

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