José Carlos Alves Ferreira Pinto (born 2 March 1973) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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Playing career

Born in

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

, Pinto began his senior career at Rebordosa A.C. of the third division in 1991. A year later, he returned to his parent club

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

, making one substitute appearance in each of his two

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seasons. Besides four matches – one start – for S.C. Salgueiros in the top tier in the 1998–99 campaign, Pinto spent most of his career in the lower leagues, representing

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Associ ...

, C.D. Feirense and

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

in the Segunda Liga over six seasons (21 as a senior overall).

Coaching career

Pinto's first managerial job was at F.C. Tirsense in the third level in 2012. He then worked with several teams in the second tier. On 1 July 2016, Pinto was appointed at his hometown club Paços de Ferreira. He resigned on 28 November with the team in 15th, two points above the relegation zone, and eliminated from the

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by lowly

U.D. Vilafranquense União Desportiva Vilafranquense is a Portuguese football club from Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. It currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system, following its promotion in 2019. The oth ...

. Pinto returned to his former employer

C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelag ...

on 8 December 2016, as their fourth manager of the season. He left the Azorean side on 14 May 2018 at the end of his contract, having won promotion to the top flight in second place. Pinto remained in the second division, at

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, whom he left on 1 October 2018 by mutual consent after being ousted from the Portuguese Cup by amateurs

Juventude de Pedras Salgadas Juventude de Pedras Salgadas is a Portuguese sports club from Pedras Salgadas. Since 2021, the men's football team has acted, once again, as a farm team for G.D. Chaves, and plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese f ...

. The following 18 March he was appointed at

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portugu ...

of the same league, and he won seven of their last eight games to earn promotion. On 24 May 2019, it was confirmed that Pinto would take charge of second-tier

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

for the upcoming campaign. He resigned the following 18 January, after a run of eight matches without a win left the team in ninth place. Pinto returned to Chaves in May 2020. He left by mutual consent the following 8 February, with the side placed fifth in the second division. On 10 July 2022, Pinto was appointed at

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club

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. He was dismissed on 20 October due to poor results.

Honours

Manager

Freamunde * Campeonato de Portugal: 2013–14

References

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