João Vieira Pinto

Who is João Vieira Pinto?

João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mostly as a forward.

Blessed with formidable playmaker skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35 goals all categories comprised and representing the country in one World Cup and two European Championships.

In the club level Pinto started his career with Boavista, but it was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, with which he won one national championship each for a total of six major titles combined. Over the course of 19 first division seasons, he played in 450 games and netted 112 goals.