Pinha (footballer)

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Pinha
Personal information
Full name Plínio Osvaldo Fonseca Brito
Date of birth (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972 (age 51)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1991 Académico de Viseu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Académico de Viseu 4 (1)
1993–1994 Penalva Castelo
1994 Tondela 32 (15)
1995–1999 União de Leiria 5 (0)
1995–1996Portimonense 31 (6)
1997Ourense
1997–1998Académico de Viseu 25 (5)
1999 Académico de Viseu 9 (5)
1999–2000 Quarteirense
2000 Pombal 4 (1)
2001 Tondela
2001–2002 Sourense 23 (10)
2002–2003 Tourizense
2003 Benfica de Luanda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plínio Osvaldo Fonseca Brito, known as Pinha (born 5 August 1972) is a former Cape Verdean football player. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.[1][2]

Club career[edit]

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Académico de Viseu on 12 January 1992 in a game against Portimonense.[3]

He made his Primeira Liga debut for União de Leiria on 1 September 1996, when he played the whole game in a 0–3 loss to Leça.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  2. ^ Pinha at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 12 January 1992.
  4. ^ "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 1 September 1996.