Álvaro Gaspar Pinto (27 February 1912 – 27 April 1969), known as Gaspar Pinto, was a Portuguese
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Over the course of 11 seasons he amassed
Primeira Liga 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
national team
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. After a short spell at
Belenenses, he joined Benfica in 1934, making his debut on 3 February 1935, in a 1–2 loss against
Porto
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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,
Albino
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,
Baptista
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and
Francisco Ferreira, and then descending down to full back, where his matches against
Peyroteo from
Sporting and
Pinga
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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
Estádio Nacional
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, after representing the club for over 300 games.
To celebrate his retirement, a farewell match against
Olhanense
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was played on 9 September 1946.
International career
Gaspar Pinto gained 7
caps
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for Portugal and made his debut on 11 March 1934 in
Madrid
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against
Spain
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, in 9–0 defeat, in a qualification match for the
1934 World Cup
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. He made his last cap in a three-nil win against
Switzerland on 1 January 1942.
Honours
Benfica
*
Primeira Divisão
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:
1935–36,
1936–37,
1937–38,
1941–42,
1942–43,
1944–45
*
Taça de Portugal
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(2):
,
1942–43
*
Campeonato de Portugal:
1934–35
*
Campeonato de Lisboa
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:
1939–40
References
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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