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Ricardo Sá Pinto
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Manuel Andrade Silva Sá Pinto
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Varzim S.C.

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Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born October 10, 1972 in Porto) is a former Portuguese football striker. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his Sporting CP stints.

Football career

Sá Pinto debuted at SC Salgueiros, and soon represented the Portuguese under-21s, helping the side reach the 1994 Under-21 Euro final.

In 1994-95, Pinto joined Portuguese Liga powerhouse Sporting Clube de Portugal. After some solid performances, he attracted the attention of La Liga's Real Sociedad. He scored in his first match for his new club, a 3-3 home draw with Real Oviedo, on August 30, 1998.

After 70 matches and 6 goals (only two seasons of action due to international suspension) in Spain, Sá Pinto returned to Sporting, where he played six further seasons, and eventually gained club captaincy. In 2006-07, he joined fellow Portuguese international Sérgio Conceição at Standard Liége (with Jorge Costa having retired at the club in the summer) in the Jupiler League, and retired at almost 35.^[1]

International career

Pinto received 45 caps for Portugal, 25 with Sporting and 20 for Real Sociedad, scoring 10 goals. His first game was on 7 September 1994 in Belfast, in a 2-1 win over Northern Ireland, in which he scored the second goal. He played at the Euro 1996 finals, scoring the equalizing goal with Denmark (1-1) in the first game, and at the Euro 2000 finals.

On 26 March 1997, Sá Pinto assaulted then national team coach Artur Jorge, upon hearing the news of not having been picked up for a match. The player travelled to Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, where the team was practicing, and punched Jorge in the face, being banned for one year from all national and international competitions.^[2]

Pinto's last game was in the 6-0 win over Cyprus, on 6 June 2001. An injury prevented him from being present at the World Cup 2002 finals.

Honours

Portuguese League: 2001-02
Portuguese Cup: 1994-95, 2001-02

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[1] Enough is enough for Sá Pinto

[2] Sá Pinto forced into early retirement

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