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Ricardo Sá Pinto

1972 - Today

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Ricardo Manuel Andrade da Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his stints at Sporting CP, where he was dubbed "Ricardo Lionheart" by the club's fans. In a career cut short by injury and suspension, he appeared in 230 Primeira Liga games (scoring 51 goals), also playing for Real Sociedad in Spain for two years. Sá Pinto represented the Portugal national team in two European Championships, reaching the semi-finals at Euro 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Ricardo Sá Pinto is the 3,215th most popular soccer player (down from 2,381st in 2024), the 353rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 315th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo Sá Pinto ranks 3,215 out of 21,273. Before him are Mustafa Mansour, Paul Halla, Henning Enoksen, Vampeta, Ed de Goey, and Willi Giesemann. After him are Zoran Vulić, Daniel Bravo, Danilo Pereira, José Vidal, Eduardo da Silva, and George Robledo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ricardo Sá Pinto ranks 191. Before him are Bang Si-hyuk, Jang Dong-gun, Abdeljalil Hadda, Fernando Picun, Masaru Hirayama, and Zeljko Kalac. After him are Roman Starovoyt, Elissa, Dana Vespoli, Mark Schwarzer, Sergei Magnitsky, and Viorel Moldovan.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo Sá Pinto ranks 353 out of 633. Before him are Pedro Costa (1958), Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), João Lourenço (1942), Manuel Alegre (1936), Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941), and Eduardo Serra (1943). After him are Nelo Vingada (1953), Helena Almeida (1934), Hélder Postiga (1982), Jaime Pacheco (1958), Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869), and Eduardo Lourenço (1923).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo Sá Pinto ranks 62. Before him are Costinha (1974), João Pinto (1961), Rafael Leão (1999), Beto (1982), Paulo Ferreira (1979), and João Lourenço (1942). After him are Hélder Postiga (1982), Jaime Pacheco (1958), Manuel Duarte (1945), Rui Vitória (1970), Carlos Carvalhal (1965), and João Palhinha (1995).

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