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Álvaro Gaspar Pinto (27 February 1912 – 27 April 1969), known as Gaspar Pinto, was a Portuguese
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who played as a defender. Over the course of 11 seasons he amassed
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totals of 154 games and four goals, spending the majority of his career at Benfica, winning nine major titles.


Career

Born in Oeiras, Gaspar Pinto started in Carcavelinhos, where by the age of 21 he received his first call-up for the
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. After a short spell at
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, he joined Benfica in 1934, making his debut on 3 February 1935, in a 1–2 loss against
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, at the Estádio do Lima. Capable of operating either as full back or half back, for the first part of his career, he played as half back, alongside Álvaro Pina,
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,
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and Francisco Ferreira, and then descending down to full back, where his matches against Peyroteo from Sporting and
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from Porto gave him greater notability. He made his last official match in a 2–3 loss against Atlético on 9 June 1946, at
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, after representing the club for over 300 games. To celebrate his retirement, a farewell match against
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was played on 9 September 1946.


International career

Gaspar Pinto gained 7
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for Portugal and made his debut on 11 March 1934 in
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against
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, in 9–0 defeat, in a qualification match for the
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. He made his last cap in a three-nil win against
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on 1 January 1942.


Honours

Benfica *
Primeira Divisão The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45 *
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(2): 1939–40, 1942–43 * Campeonato de Portugal: 1934–35 *
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: 1939–40


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto, Alvaro 1912 births 1969 deaths Footballers from Lisbon People from Oeiras, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Atlético Clube de Portugal players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal international footballers