Adriano Ferreira Pinto (born 10 December 1979), or simply Ferreira Pinto, is a Brazilian

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winger playing for Italian

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club Ponte San Pietro. He played for São José Esporte Clube in Brazil before joining S.S. Lanciano in 2002 in Italy's

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. He then moved up to

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with

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

and

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

. In October 2008, Ferreira Pinto extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2011. During the last days of winter's market he signed a contract until June with the

team

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

Personal life

Ferreira Pinto was born in Quinta do Sol, Paranà. He grew up in a very poor family and at the age of 15 he lost his father. Until the age of 18 he worked as bricklayer and day laborer. Once in Italy he meets Marianna, whom he married on 7 June 2009 in

Lanciano Lanciano (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Church, Catholic Miracle of Lanciano, Eucharis ...

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. They have a son, José Carlos.

Career

Ferreira Pinto began his career at União São João in the

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. During his first season he managed 28 goals. In 2001, he was close to joining

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

, but last moment he changed his mind and signed for

. He played for the ''Frentani'' until August 2004, scoring 15 goals in 71 matches. On July 1 2004, he signed for

, in italian

. He made his debut in the 2–1 win against

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on 11 September 2004. On 21 September, Ferreira Pinto scored his first goal for Perugia in a 2–0 victory against

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

. At the end of the season Perugia failed and Ferreira Pinto signed for

. He finished 2005–06 season scoring 11 goals in 39 matches.

Honours

Atalanta

(1): 2010–2011

External links

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Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
1979 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers União São João Esporte Clube players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players AC Perugia Calcio players AC Cesena players Atalanta BC players SSD Varese Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie D players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Paraná (state) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Brazil-footy-forward-1970s-stub