Dani Pinto Explained

Dani Pinto
Fullname:Daniel Augusto Macedo de Melo e Pinto
Birth Date:10 May 1958
Birth Place:Mindelo, Cape Verde
Position:defender
Years1:1980–1982
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:1982–1983
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:1990
Years4:1993–1994
Years5:2002
Years6:2007
Years7:2008–2009
Nationalteam1:Macau
Manageryears1:2010–2012
Managerclubs1:F.C. Porto de Macau
Manageryears2:2013
Managerclubs2:Macau (assistant)
Manageryears3:2014–2017
Managerclubs3:S.L. Benfica de Macau

Daniel Augusto Macedo de Melo e Pinto (born 10 May 1958), better known as Dani Pinto, is a football manager who coaches SL Benfica de Macau and a retired footballer who played as a defender. Born in Cape Verde prior to it becoming independent from Portugal, he has moved first to the metropole, where he played for Académica de Coimbra,[1] and C.F. União de Coimbra. In early 1990s, he moved to Macau, which was Portuguese as well (now a special administrative region of China). Being there, he has played for Leng Ngan, G.D. Negro Rubro, G.D. Lam Pak, Kuan Tai, F.C. Porto de Macau and for the senior Macau national team.

Since 2010 until 2012 he coached the F.C. Porto de Macau.

Notes and References

  1. http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/epoca-198081-primeira-divisao/ Época 1980/81: Primeira Divisão | Arquivos da Bola