Nuno Pinto Explained

Nuno Pinto
Fullname:Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto[1]
Birth Date:6 August 1986
Birth Place:Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:1994–1997
Youthclubs1:Vilanovense
Youthyears2:1997–1999
Youthclubs2:Boavista
Youthyears3:1999–2000
Youthclubs3:Pasteleira
Youthyears4:2000–2001
Youthclubs4:Boavista
Youthyears5:2001–2002
Youthclubs5:Pasteleira
Youthyears6:2002–2003
Youthclubs6:Boavista
Youthyears7:2004
Youthclubs7:Candal
Youthyears8:2004–2005
Youthclubs8:Boavista
Years1:2005–2008
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:→ Vilanovense (loan)
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:→ Trofense (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:2
Years4:2008–2011
Caps4:54
Goals4:1
Years5:2011–2013
Caps5:50
Goals5:0
Years6:2014
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Years7:2015
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–2022
Caps8:156
Goals8:2
Totalcaps:304
Totalgoals:5
Manageryears1:2022
Managerclubs1:Olímpico Montijo
Manageryears2:2023
Managerclubs2:FC Serpa

Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto (born 6 August 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back and manager.

Club career

Early career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Pinto emerged through local Boavista FC's youth system. Whilst under contract, he spent two seasons on loan in the lower leagues, including 2007–08 with C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga,[2] starting in all the games he appeared in and scoring twice[3] [4] as the club was promoted to the Primeira Liga for the first time ever.[5]

Pinto signed for C.D. Nacional in the summer of 2008, appearing in only seven league matches in his first year (12 overall) with the Madeira side. He was more regularly played the following campaigns, and scored his first top-division goal on 6 December 2010 to conclude a 2–1 home comeback win over Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[6]

Abroad

On 28 December 2011, Pinto completed a move to PFC Levski Sofia in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) for an undisclosed free.[7] In 2012–13, the team were runners-up in the league to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, and lost the cup final on penalties to PFC Beroe Stara Zagora after a 3–3 draw.[8]

From January 2014 to June 2015 Pinto also competed abroad, with SC Tavriya Simferopol (Ukrainian Premier League) and FC Astra Giurgiu (Romanian Liga I), moving to the latter club due to the war in Crimea.[9] [10]

Vitória Setúbal

Pinto returned to Portugal on 3 July 2015, signing a two-year contract with Vitória de Setúbal,[11] subsequently extended until 2020.[12] He scored his only competitive goal for the club on 25 August 2017, netting from a free kick in a 1–1 away draw against C.F. Os Belenenses.[13]

Pinto was handed a three-match ban in August 2018, for allegedly threatening the officials with bodily harm at the end of a league fixture against Nacional.[14] On 16 December of the same year, the 32-year-old announced he was going to interrupt his career to undergo treatment for a lymphoma in his inguinal region.[15] [16] He returned for the final game of the season on 19 May 2019 at home to Rio Ave FC; with the team's top-flight survival already guaranteed, Sandro Mendes let him play for the first minutes.[17] [18]

In October 2020, with Vitória having just been relegated to the third division due to irregularities, Pinto agreed to a new deal at the Estádio do Bonfim.[19] Pinto retired at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Coaching career

On July 18, 2022, it was confirmed that Pinto, shortly after hanging up his boots, had been hired as manager of Olímpico Montijo.[20] On December 26, 2022, Pinto was surprisingly fired, despite the team being in second place in the table with 15 wins in 20 games.[21]

On May 24, 2023 it was confirmed that Pinto took over the helm of FC Serpa from the upcoming 2023-24 season.[22] After only a few weeks in charge of his new club, it was announced that the club and Pinto, by mutual agreement, had terminated the contract.[23] Pinto only managed four games in charge: three defeats (all in the Campeonato de Portugal) and one victory (in the Portuguese Cup).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuno Pinto. Mais Futebol. pt. 30 July 2020.
  2. News: Ninguém os compra!. Nobody buys them!. Correio da Manhã. pt. 11 December 2007. 18 December 2018.
  3. News: Trofense perdeu com o Freamunde. Trofense lost to Freamunde. O Notícias da Trofa. pt. 24 February 2008. 18 December 2018.
  4. News: Penafiel-Trofense, 0–1: Regresso aos triunfos. Penafiel-Trofense, 0–1: Return to wins. Record. pt. 3 March 2008. 18 December 2018.
  5. News: Portimonense-Trofense, 2–2: De novo em festa agora com o título. Portimonense-Trofense, 2–2: Party time again now with title. Record. pt. 12 May 2008. 18 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Nacional vence Naval em três actos. Nacional defeat Naval in three acts. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 7 December 2010. 8 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Първият нов в Левски вече е в София, сините взеха ляв бек от Насионал. New Levski Sofia man has arrived, Blues acquired left-back from Nacional. Gong.bg. bg. 28 December 2011. 28 December 2011.
  8. Web site: Невероятна драма и тримуф за Берое с Купата на България. Incredible drama and triumph for Beroe in the Bulgarian Cup. Nova. Anton. Manolov. bg. 15 May 2013. 8 November 2021.
  9. News: Astra şi-a luat fundaş stânga. Portughezul Nuno Pinto a jucat ultima dată pentru o echipă dintr-o zonă de conflict a Ucrainei. Astra got their left-back. Portugal's Nuno Pinto last played for a team in Ukrainian war zone. ProSport. Marian. Dima. ro. 10 February 2015. 18 December 2018.
  10. Web site: Guerra na Crimeia empurrou Nuno Pinto para o campeonato romeno. War in Crimea pushed Nuno Pinto to Romanian championship. SAPO. pt. 10 February 2015. 18 December 2018.
  11. Web site: Lateral esquerdo Nuno Pinto é reforço até 2017. Left back Nuno Pinto an addition until 2017. Vitória F.C. pt. 3 July 2015. 4 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060742/http://vfc.pt/noticias/futebol/2015/07/03/lateral-esquerdo-nuno-pinto-e-reforco-ate-2017/. 6 July 2015.
  12. Web site: V. Setúbal renovou com Nuno Pinto: «Foi fácil chegar a acordo». V. Setúbal renewed with Nuno Pinto: "It was easy to reach an agreement". Mais Futebol. pt. 24 April 2017. 8 November 2021.
  13. News: Nuno Pinto anulou o azar de Gonçalo Paciência. Nuno Pinto wrote off Gonçalo Paciência's bad luck. Diário de Notícias. pt. 25 August 2017. 12 September 2017.
  14. News: "São uma vergonha e deviam levar porrada", a frase que castigou Nuno Pinto. "They're an embarrassment and should get their asses kicked", the sentence that punished Nuno Pinto. O Jogo. pt. 28 August 2018. 18 December 2018.
  15. News: Linfoma obriga Nuno Pinto do Vit.Setúbal a fazer pausa na carreira. Lymphoma forces Vit.Setúbal's Nuno Pinto to halt career. Diário de Notícias. Isaura. Almeida. pt. 16 December 2018. 18 December 2018.
  16. Web site: V. Setúbal. Nuno Pinto luta contra um linfoma. V. Setúbal. Nuno Pinto fights against lymphoma. Rádio Renascença. pt. 16 December 2018. 18 December 2018.
  17. News: Nuno Pinto vai jogar os primeiros minutos do V. Setúbal-Rio Ave. Nuno Pinto will play the first minutes of V. Setúbal-Rio Ave. Diário de Notícias. pt. 17 May 2019. 8 November 2021.
  18. News: A crónica do V. Setúbal-Rio Ave, 1–3: Dia de Nuno Pinto na festa do Rio Ave. Report on V. Setúbal-Rio Ave, 1–3: Nuno Pinto's day in Rio Ave's party. Record. Ricardo. Lopes Pereira. pt. 19 May 2019. 8 November 2021.
  19. News: Defesas Mano e Nuno Pinto e avançado Mendy continuam a representar o Vitória. Defenders Mano and Nuno Pinto and forward Mendy continue to represent Vitória. O Setubalense. Ricardo. Lopes Pereira. pt. 7 October 2020. 8 November 2021.
  20. https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/nao-profissional/noticias/olimpico-do-montijo-nuno-pinto-e-o-novo-treinador-15029796.html/ Olímpico do Montijo: Nuno Pinto é o novo treinador
  21. https://www.facebook.com/comontijooficial/posts/605523521581827 ⚔️
  22. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/campeonato-de-portugal/detalhe/nuno-pinto-vai-treinar-serpa-em-202324 Nuno Pinto vai treinar Serpa em 2023/24
  23. https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/nao-profissional/noticias/campeonato-de-portugal-serpa-despede-nuno-pinto-17007701.html/ Campeonato de Portugal: Nuno Pinto já não é treinador do Serpa

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