Ricardo Pinto (born January 23, 1965) is a retired professional association footballer who played as a

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for several

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clubs and for

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club

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

. He is the current coach of

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

Playing career

Born in Iconha, Espírito Santo, Pinto's career started in 1982, playing for Desportiva Ferroviária's youth team. After two years in the club, he moved to

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

's youth team, where he won the

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in 1986. He stayed in Fluminense's youth team until he professionalized in 1987, being promoted to the club's main team. Ricardo Pinto started his professional career in 1987, joining

's first team in 1988, playing 85

matches for the

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team, until he left the club in 1992. In 1992 and in 1993, he played for

, of

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, where he won the 1992

season. Ricardo Pinto then returned to Brazil, playing for Americano in 1993,

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in 1994, and

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in 1994 and in 1995, where he played 3 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, and won the

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and the

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in the same year. Ricardo Pinto played 43 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

from 1995 to 1997, and won the

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in 1995. During a 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against his former club, Fluminense, at

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, a supporter of the Rio de Janeiro-based club struck him with a

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. After the match, Ricardo Pinto was submitted to head surgery. In 1998, he briefly played for Internacional-SP and Iraty, before moving to

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, where he played 21 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, leaving the club in 1999. In 1999, he retired while playing for

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Coaching career

After his retirement, the former goalkeeper opened a football academy in

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, Paraná, and started a managerial career, firstly managing Atlético Paranaense's youth team, then working as the club's goalkeeper coach in 2001. He eventually managed Operário Ferroviário in 2005, and

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in 2005 and in 2006. In 2007, Ricardo Pinto was J. Malucelli's manager, then

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from 2007 to 2008. In 2008, he also managed

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and Lemense.

Honors

Ricardo Pinto won the following honors during his playing career:

References

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