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Ricardo Sá Pinto

Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal.

Ricardo Sá Pinto
Sá Pinto in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto
Date of birth (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Esteghlal (manager)
Youth career
1982–1987 Porto
1987–1991 Salgueiros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Salgueiros 57 (17)
1994–1997 Sporting CP 77 (20)
1997–2000 Real Sociedad 70 (6)
2000–2006 Sporting CP 97 (14)
2006–2007 Standard Liège 21 (2)
Total 322 (59)
International career
1992–1994 Portugal U21 10 (0)
1994–2001 Portugal 45 (10)
Managerial career
2010–2011 União Leiria (assistant)
2012 Sporting CP
2013 Red Star
2013–2014 OFI
2014–2015 Atromitos
2015 Belenenses
2016 Al Fateh
2017 Atromitos
2017–2018 Standard Liège
2018–2019 Legia Warsaw
2019 Braga
2020 Vasco da Gama
2021 Gaziantep
2022 Moreirense
2022– Esteghlal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his stints at Sporting CP, where he was dubbed "Ricardo Lion Heart" by the club's fans.[2] In a career cut short by injury and suspension, he appeared in 230 Primeira Liga games (scoring 51 goals), also playing for Real Sociedad in Spain for two years.

Sá Pinto represented the Portugal national team in two European Championships, reaching the semi-finals at Euro 2000. He started working as a manager with Sporting in 2012, and also worked in eight foreign countries.

Club career

Born in Porto, Sá Pinto made his professional debut with local S.C. Salgueiros and soon represented the Portuguese under-21s, helping the side reach the 1994 UEFA European Championship final. He first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the former on 30 August 1992, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 away loss against S.C. Farense.

In the 1994–95 season, Sá Pinto joined Sporting CP. After some solid performances he attracted the attention of La Liga's Real Sociedad, signing a four-year contract in July 1997 for a fee of 400 million pesetas, but was issued with a year-long worldwide suspension before making his debut.[3][4] He scored in his first official game for his new club, a 3–3 home draw with Real Oviedo on 30 August 1998.[5]

After 70 matches and six goals in Spain, Sá Pinto returned to Sporting where he played six further years, troubled by many injuries,[6][7] although he eventually gained team captaincy. In the 2006–07 campaign he joined fellow Portuguese international Sérgio Conceição at Standard Liège – with Jorge Costa having retired at the club in the summer – in the Belgian Pro League,[8] and retired at almost 35.[9]

International career

Sá Pinto received 45 caps for Portugal, 25 with Sporting and 20 for Real Sociedad, scoring nine times. His first game was on 7 September 1994 in a 2–1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast, in which he netted the second goal. He played at UEFA Euro 1996,[10] equalising against Denmark (1–1) in the group stage opener,[11] and Euro 2000; he scored six times in qualification for the latter tournament, including a hat-trick in an 8–0 demolition of Liechtenstein in Coimbra on 9 June 1999.[12]

On 26 March 1997, Sá Pinto assaulted national team coach Artur Jorge upon hearing the news of not having been picked up for a match. The player travelled to the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon where the team was practicing, and punched the manager in the face, being banned for one year from all national and international competitions.[13]

Sá Pinto's last appearance was in the 6–0 victory over Cyprus for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on 6 June 2001.[14] An injury prevented him from being present at the finals.[15]

 
Sá Pinto with Portugal in the 2011 Legends Cup

Coaching career

Early years (2009–2012)

 
Sá Pinto as manager of Sporting in April 2012

In early November 2009, Sá Pinto returned to Sporting, replacing former teammate Pedro Barbosa as director of football as coach Paulo Bento was sacked following a string of poor performances/results. On 21 January 2010, following a physical confrontation with club player Liédson in the team's locker room after the 4–3 home win against C.D. Mafra for the Taça de Portugal, he immediately presented his resignation.[16]

Sá Pinto had his first coaching experience in 2010, being named assistant at U.D. Leiria under Pedro Caixinha. On 13 February 2012, after a spell with Sporting under-19s, he was appointed first-team manager, replacing the fired Domingos Paciência.[17]

On 25 May 2012, even though Sporting could only rank fourth in the league and lost the domestic cup final,[18] Sá Pinto signed a new two-year contract with the Lions.[19] On 4 October, however, following a 3–0 away loss to Videoton FC – led by former national teammate Paulo Sousa – in that season's UEFA Europa League, he was relieved of his duties.[20]

Stints abroad (2013–2019)

Sá Pinto was appointed at Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade on 18 March 2013,[21] winning the first eight SuperLiga matches in charge of the club but resigning his post on 19 June, in disagreement with its board of directors.[22] From October 2013 to February 2015, he worked in the Super League Greece with OFI Crete F.C. and Atromitos FC.[23][24]

Sá Pinto returned to Portugal and its capital in June 2015, after agreeing to become C.F. Os Belenenses manager in replacement of Lito Vidigal whilst signing a two-year contract.[25] On 15 December, however, after a 4–3 away defeat against Académica de Coimbra and failure to qualify from the Europa League group stage, he resigned from his position.[26]

On 29 May 2016, Sá Pinto was appointed manager of Al Fateh SC.[27][28] On 11 June 2017, after a second spell with Atromitos and even though he had agreed to a new deal after an eighth-place finish,[29] he left for Standard Liège;[30] in spite of initially underperforming in the Belgian League,[31][32] he led his team to the conquest of the domestic cup in his first year[33][34] as well as a final runner-up league position,[35] but left on 20 May 2018.[36]

In August 2018, Sá Pinto was announced as the new manager of Legia Warsaw after signing a three-year contract with the Ekstraklasa club.[37] He was sacked the following April with the team in second, five points off Lechia Gdańsk with three games remaining.[38]

Return to Portugal (2019–2022)

On 3 July 2019, Sá Pinto returned to his country for the first time in four years, taking over S.C. Braga on a two-year deal.[39] He was dismissed on 23 December with the team eighth in the league, despite winning their Europa League group.[40]

Sá Pinto was appointed at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side CR Vasco da Gama on 13 October 2020, signing a contract until the end of the season.[41] He was relieved of his duties on 29 December, with the side in the relegation zone.[42]

On 20 January 2021, Sá Pinto agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal at Gaziantep F.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig.[43] He left in May at the end of his first campaign, criticising his players, the club president and his predecessor Marius Șumudică.[44][45]

Sá Pinto became Moreirense FC's third coach of the season on 7 January 2022, following the dismissals of João Henriques and Vidigal.[46] He led the team to 16th place after a 4–1 win over F.C. Vizela on the final day sent C.D. Tondela down instead,[47] but was relegated in the promotion/relegation play-offs after a 2–1 aggregate loss to G.D. Chaves.[48] He missed the play-offs after being issued with a 15-day suspension and €2,805 fine for provoking opposing fans after the Vizela game, and then called for his club's supporters to revolt against the local National Republican Guard captain;[49] the force initiated criminal proceedings against him for this declaration.[50] Days later, his contract was allowed to expire.[51]

Return to Asia (2022–)

 
Sá Pinto in his introductory press conference as Esteghlal manager in June 2022

On 21 June 2022, Sá Pinto was appointed coach of Iranian club Esteghlal FC, signing a two-year contract.[52] He won the domestic Supercup on 2 November after beating F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran 1–0, and dedicated the conquest to the "country's women and men who are suffering".[53]

Career statistics

Sá Pinto: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[54]
1 9 June 1996 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England   Denmark 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996
2 6 September 1998 Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–1 1–3 Euro 2000 qualifying
3 6 September 1998 Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–2 1–3 Euro 2000 qualifying
4 26 March 1999 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (1965), Guimarães, Portugal   Azerbaijan 1–0 7–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
5 9 June 1999 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   Liechtenstein 1–0 8–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
6 9 June 1999 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   Liechtenstein 3–0 8–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
7 9 June 1999 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal   Liechtenstein 4–0 8–0 Euro 2000 qualifying
8 23 February 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium   Belgium 1–1 1–1 Friendly
9 2 June 2000 Estádio Municipal de Chaves, Chaves, Portugal   Wales 2–0 3–0 Friendly
10 3 September 2000 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 0–3 1–3 2002 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 December 2022[55][56]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sporting CP 13 February 2012 4 October 2012 30 15 7 8 41 31 +10 050.00
Red Star 19 March 2013 19 June 2013 11 8 0 3 17 9 +8 072.73
OFI 16 October 2013 25 May 2014 34 15 7 12 35 39 −4 044.12
Atromitos 25 September 2014 5 February 2015 19 5 9 5 20 20 +0 026.32
Belenenses 9 June 2015 15 December 2015 26 8 8 10 25 42 −17 030.77
Al Fateh 29 May 2016 23 September 2016 5 1 1 3 5 9 −4 020.00
Atromitos 5 February 2017 11 June 2017 13 5 2 6 11 12 −1 038.46
Standard Liège 11 June 2017 20 May 2018 46 22 14 10 78 56 +22 047.83
Legia Warsaw 13 August 2018 1 April 2019 28 15 7 6 42 29 +13 053.57
Braga 3 July 2019 23 December 2019 30 18 5 7 55 36 +19 060.00
Vasco da Gama 14 October 2020 29 December 2020 15 3 6 6 10 19 −9 020.00
Gaziantep 20 January 2021 17 May 2021 21 6 6 9 26 28 −2 028.57
Moreirense 6 January 2022 1 June 2022 20 6 2 12 18 27 −9 030.00
Esteghlal 21 June 2022 Present 17 9 6 2 18 11 +7 052.94
Total 315 136 80 99 401 368 +33 043.17

Honours

Player

Sporting CP

Portugal U-21

Manager

Sporting CP

Standard Liège

Esteghlal

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External links

  • at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
  • Ricardo Sá Pinto at BDFutbol
  • Ricardo Sá Pinto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
  • Ricardo Sá Pinto at National-Football-Teams.com
  • FIFA competition record (archived)

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In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Andrade and the second or paternal family name is Silva Sa Pinto Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sa Pinto born 10 October 1972 is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward currently manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal Ricardo Sa PintoSa Pinto in 2022Personal informationFull nameRicardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sa PintoDate of birth 1972 10 10 10 October 1972 age 50 1 Place of birthPorto Portugal 1 Height1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 1 Position s ForwardClub informationCurrent teamEsteghlal manager Youth career1982 1987Porto1987 1991SalgueirosSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1991 1994Salgueiros57 17 1994 1997Sporting CP77 20 1997 2000Real Sociedad70 6 2000 2006Sporting CP97 14 2006 2007Standard Liege21 2 Total322 59 International career1992 1994Portugal U2110 0 1994 2001Portugal45 10 Managerial career2010 2011Uniao Leiria assistant 2012Sporting CP2013Red Star2013 2014OFI2014 2015Atromitos2015Belenenses2016Al Fateh2017Atromitos2017 2018Standard Liege2018 2019Legia Warsaw2019Braga2020Vasco da Gama2021Gaziantep2022Moreirense2022 EsteghlalHonours Men s footballRepresenting PortugalUEFA European Championship2000 Belgium NetherlandsUEFA European Under 21 ChampionshipRunner up 1994 France Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe was known for his fighting spirit best displayed in his stints at Sporting CP where he was dubbed Ricardo Lion Heart by the club s fans 2 In a career cut short by injury and suspension he appeared in 230 Primeira Liga games scoring 51 goals also playing for Real Sociedad in Spain for two years Sa Pinto represented the Portugal national team in two European Championships reaching the semi finals at Euro 2000 He started working as a manager with Sporting in 2012 and also worked in eight foreign countries Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Coaching career 3 1 Early years 2009 2012 3 2 Stints abroad 2013 2019 3 3 Return to Portugal 2019 2022 3 4 Return to Asia 2022 4 Career statistics 5 Managerial statistics 6 Honours 6 1 Player 6 2 Manager 7 References 8 External linksClub career EditBorn in Porto Sa Pinto made his professional debut with local S C Salgueiros and soon represented the Portuguese under 21s helping the side reach the 1994 UEFA European Championship final He first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the former on 30 August 1992 coming on as a second half substitute in a 2 0 away loss against S C Farense In the 1994 95 season Sa Pinto joined Sporting CP After some solid performances he attracted the attention of La Liga s Real Sociedad signing a four year contract in July 1997 for a fee of 400 million pesetas but was issued with a year long worldwide suspension before making his debut 3 4 He scored in his first official game for his new club a 3 3 home draw with Real Oviedo on 30 August 1998 5 After 70 matches and six goals in Spain Sa Pinto returned to Sporting where he played six further years troubled by many injuries 6 7 although he eventually gained team captaincy In the 2006 07 campaign he joined fellow Portuguese international Sergio Conceicao at Standard Liege with Jorge Costa having retired at the club in the summer in the Belgian Pro League 8 and retired at almost 35 9 International career EditSa Pinto received 45 caps for Portugal 25 with Sporting and 20 for Real Sociedad scoring nine times His first game was on 7 September 1994 in a 2 1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast in which he netted the second goal He played at UEFA Euro 1996 10 equalising against Denmark 1 1 in the group stage opener 11 and Euro 2000 he scored six times in qualification for the latter tournament including a hat trick in an 8 0 demolition of Liechtenstein in Coimbra on 9 June 1999 12 On 26 March 1997 Sa Pinto assaulted national team coach Artur Jorge upon hearing the news of not having been picked up for a match The player travelled to the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon where the team was practicing and punched the manager in the face being banned for one year from all national and international competitions 13 Sa Pinto s last appearance was in the 6 0 victory over Cyprus for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 6 June 2001 14 An injury prevented him from being present at the finals 15 Sa Pinto with Portugal in the 2011 Legends CupCoaching career EditEarly years 2009 2012 Edit Sa Pinto as manager of Sporting in April 2012 In early November 2009 Sa Pinto returned to Sporting replacing former teammate Pedro Barbosa as director of football as coach Paulo Bento was sacked following a string of poor performances results On 21 January 2010 following a physical confrontation with club player Liedson in the team s locker room after the 4 3 home win against C D Mafra for the Taca de Portugal he immediately presented his resignation 16 Sa Pinto had his first coaching experience in 2010 being named assistant at U D Leiria under Pedro Caixinha On 13 February 2012 after a spell with Sporting under 19s he was appointed first team manager replacing the fired Domingos Paciencia 17 On 25 May 2012 even though Sporting could only rank fourth in the league and lost the domestic cup final 18 Sa Pinto signed a new two year contract with the Lions 19 On 4 October however following a 3 0 away loss to Videoton FC led by former national teammate Paulo Sousa in that season s UEFA Europa League he was relieved of his duties 20 Stints abroad 2013 2019 Edit Sa Pinto was appointed at Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade on 18 March 2013 21 winning the first eight SuperLiga matches in charge of the club but resigning his post on 19 June in disagreement with its board of directors 22 From October 2013 to February 2015 he worked in the Super League Greece with OFI Crete F C and Atromitos FC 23 24 Sa Pinto returned to Portugal and its capital in June 2015 after agreeing to become C F Os Belenenses manager in replacement of Lito Vidigal whilst signing a two year contract 25 On 15 December however after a 4 3 away defeat against Academica de Coimbra and failure to qualify from the Europa League group stage he resigned from his position 26 On 29 May 2016 Sa Pinto was appointed manager of Al Fateh SC 27 28 On 11 June 2017 after a second spell with Atromitos and even though he had agreed to a new deal after an eighth place finish 29 he left for Standard Liege 30 in spite of initially underperforming in the Belgian League 31 32 he led his team to the conquest of the domestic cup in his first year 33 34 as well as a final runner up league position 35 but left on 20 May 2018 36 In August 2018 Sa Pinto was announced as the new manager of Legia Warsaw after signing a three year contract with the Ekstraklasa club 37 He was sacked the following April with the team in second five points off Lechia Gdansk with three games remaining 38 Return to Portugal 2019 2022 Edit On 3 July 2019 Sa Pinto returned to his country for the first time in four years taking over S C Braga on a two year deal 39 He was dismissed on 23 December with the team eighth in the league despite winning their Europa League group 40 Sa Pinto was appointed at Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A side CR Vasco da Gama on 13 October 2020 signing a contract until the end of the season 41 He was relieved of his duties on 29 December with the side in the relegation zone 42 On 20 January 2021 Sa Pinto agreed to a two and a half year deal at Gaziantep F K of the Turkish Super Lig 43 He left in May at the end of his first campaign criticising his players the club president and his predecessor Marius Șumudică 44 45 Sa Pinto became Moreirense FC s third coach of the season on 7 January 2022 following the dismissals of Joao Henriques and Vidigal 46 He led the team to 16th place after a 4 1 win over F C Vizela on the final day sent C D Tondela down instead 47 but was relegated in the promotion relegation play offs after a 2 1 aggregate loss to G D Chaves 48 He missed the play offs after being issued with a 15 day suspension and 2 805 fine for provoking opposing fans after the Vizela game and then called for his club s supporters to revolt against the local National Republican Guard captain 49 the force initiated criminal proceedings against him for this declaration 50 Days later his contract was allowed to expire 51 Return to Asia 2022 Edit Sa Pinto in his introductory press conference as Esteghlal manager in June 2022 On 21 June 2022 Sa Pinto was appointed coach of Iranian club Esteghlal FC signing a two year contract 52 He won the domestic Supercup on 2 November after beating F C Nassaji Mazandaran 1 0 and dedicated the conquest to the country s women and men who are suffering 53 Career statistics EditSa Pinto International goals No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 54 1 9 June 1996 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield England Denmark 1 1 1 1 UEFA Euro 19962 6 September 1998 Puskas Ferenc Stadium Budapest Hungary Hungary 1 1 1 3 Euro 2000 qualifying3 6 September 1998 Puskas Ferenc Stadium Budapest Hungary Hungary 1 2 1 3 Euro 2000 qualifying4 26 March 1999 Estadio D Afonso Henriques 1965 Guimaraes Portugal Azerbaijan 1 0 7 0 Euro 2000 qualifying5 9 June 1999 Estadio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal Liechtenstein 1 0 8 0 Euro 2000 qualifying6 9 June 1999 Estadio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal Liechtenstein 3 0 8 0 Euro 2000 qualifying7 9 June 1999 Estadio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal Liechtenstein 4 0 8 0 Euro 2000 qualifying8 23 February 2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi Charleroi Belgium Belgium 1 1 1 1 Friendly9 2 June 2000 Estadio Municipal de Chaves Chaves Portugal Wales 2 0 3 0 Friendly10 3 September 2000 Kadrioru Stadium Tallinn Estonia Estonia 0 3 1 3 2002 World Cup qualificationManagerial statistics EditAs of match played 25 December 2022 55 56 Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To RecordG W D L GF GA GD Win Sporting CP 13 February 2012 4 October 2012 30 15 7 8 41 31 10 0 50 00Red Star 19 March 2013 19 June 2013 11 8 0 3 17 9 8 0 72 73OFI 16 October 2013 25 May 2014 34 15 7 12 35 39 4 0 44 12Atromitos 25 September 2014 5 February 2015 19 5 9 5 20 20 0 0 26 32Belenenses 9 June 2015 15 December 2015 26 8 8 10 25 42 17 0 30 77Al Fateh 29 May 2016 23 September 2016 5 1 1 3 5 9 4 0 20 00Atromitos 5 February 2017 11 June 2017 13 5 2 6 11 12 1 0 38 46Standard Liege 11 June 2017 20 May 2018 46 22 14 10 78 56 22 0 47 83Legia Warsaw 13 August 2018 1 April 2019 28 15 7 6 42 29 13 0 53 57Braga 3 July 2019 23 December 2019 30 18 5 7 55 36 19 0 60 00Vasco da Gama 14 October 2020 29 December 2020 15 3 6 6 10 19 9 0 20 00Gaziantep 20 January 2021 17 May 2021 21 6 6 9 26 28 2 0 28 57Moreirense 6 January 2022 1 June 2022 20 6 2 12 18 27 9 0 30 00Esteghlal 21 June 2022 Present 17 9 6 2 18 11 7 0 52 94Total 315 136 80 99 401 368 33 0 43 17Honours EditPlayer Edit Sporting CP Primeira Liga 2001 02 57 Taca de Portugal 1994 95 2001 02 57 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira 2000 57 UEFA Cup runner up 2004 05 58 Portugal U 21 UEFA European Under 21 Championship runner up 1994 59 Manager Edit Sporting CP Taca de Portugal runner up 2011 12 18 Standard Liege Belgian Cup 2017 18 34 Esteghlal Iranian Super Cup 2022 53 References Edit a b c Ricardo Sa Pinto at WorldFootball net Santos Joao Carlos 21 January 2010 Sa Pinto coracao de leao Sa Pinto lion heart Expresso in Portuguese Retrieved 3 November 2022 Sa Pinto a la Real Sociedad Sa Pinto to Real Sociedad El Pais in Spanish 1 July 1997 Retrieved 31 May 2022 Ormazabal Mikel 1 August 1997 La Real se queda sin Sa Pinto suspendido un ano Real lose Sa Pinto suspended for a year El Pais in Spanish Retrieved 31 May 2022 Parrondo oscar 31 August 1998 Festival anotador entre la Real Sociedad y el Oviedo Scoring festival between Real Sociedad and Oviedo ABC in Spanish Retrieved 27 March 2014 Sa Pinto s misery continues UEFA 19 January 2002 Retrieved 31 May 2010 Knee trouble sidelines Sa Pinto UEFA 22 September 2005 Retrieved 31 May 2010 Fresh starts for Tommasi and Sa Pinto UEFA 31 July 2006 Retrieved 23 December 2019 Enough is enough for Sa Pinto UEFA 13 June 2007 Retrieved 18 June 2014 Hodgson Guy 1 June 1996 The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN No 9 Portugal The Independent Retrieved 27 April 2020 Holders Denmark draw with Portugal UEFA 6 October 2003 Retrieved 31 March 2017 Nascimento Helio 10 June 1999 Coimbra tem mais encanto com golos dos manos Pinto Coimbra has more charm with goals from the Pinto bros Record in Portuguese Retrieved 23 December 2019 Sa Pinto forced into early retirement UEFA 27 April 2006 Retrieved 31 May 2010 Portugal Chipre 6 0 Pauleta 37m e 72m Pedro Barbosa 55m e 60m e Joao Pinto 78m e 82m Portugal Cyprus 6 0 Pauleta 37m and 72m Pedro Barbosa 55m and 60m e Joao Pinto 78m and 82m Record in Portuguese 6 June 2001 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Mateus Jose J 14 May 2002 Operacao Mundial comecou ontem sem grandes surpresas Operation World Cup started off with no major surprises Publico in Portuguese Retrieved 14 February 2018 Sporting director quits after reported fracas USA Today 21 January 2010 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Sporting Domingos out Sa Pinto in PortuGOAL 13 February 2012 Retrieved 13 February 2012 a b Valente Susana 20 May 2012 Academica Sporting Marinho devolve a Taca ao primeiro vencedor Academica Sporting Marinho returns Cup to its first winners in Portuguese Relvado Retrieved 3 November 2022 Bernabei Simone 25 May 2012 Ufficiale Sporting Lisbona rinnova il tecnico Sa Pinto Official Sporting Lisbon coach Sa Pinto renews in Italian Tutto Mercato Web Retrieved 25 May 2015 Official Sa Pinto relieved of his duties Oceano appointed caretaker coach PortuGOAL 4 October 2012 Retrieved 5 October 2012 Red Star Belgrade turn to Sa Pinto FIFA 19 March 2013 Archived from the original on 24 March 2013 Retrieved 27 June 2013 Sa Pinto quits as Crvena Zvezda coach FIFA 19 June 2013 Archived from the original on 25 June 2013 Retrieved 27 June 2013 Sa Pinto resigns as Atromitos coach FIFA 5 February 2015 Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 Retrieved 27 February 2015 Sa Pinto deixa Atromitos devido a motivos pessoais Sa Pinto leaves Atromitos due to personal reasons Record in Portuguese 5 February 2015 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Sa Pinto oficializado no Restelo Sa Pinto made official at the Restelo Record in Portuguese 9 June 2015 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Correia Azevedo Marta 15 December 2015 Sa Pinto deixa Restelo Sa Pinto leaves the Restelo Record in Portuguese Retrieved 16 December 2015 الفتح يتعاقد رسميا مع البرتغالي ريكاردو سابينتو Al Fateh signed a contract with Ricardo Sa Pinto in Arabic Al Fateh SC 29 May 2016 Retrieved 30 May 2016 Ricardo Sa Pinto vai treinar o Al Fateh da Arabia Saudita Ricardo Sa Pinto will coach Saudi Arabia s Al Fateh in Portuguese SAPO 29 May 2016 Archived from the original on 24 September 2016 Retrieved 30 May 2016 OFICIAL Sa Pinto mais um ano no Atromitos OFFICIAL Sa Pinto another year in Atromitos in Portuguese Mais Futebol 4 May 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Sa Pinto deixa Atromitos para treinar Standard Liege Sa Pinto leaves Atromitos to coach Standard Liege Diario de Noticias in Portuguese 11 June 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Sa Pinto sofre nova goleada com o Standard na Belgica Sa Pinto suffers new rout with Standard in Belgium in Portuguese Radio e Televisao de Portugal 27 August 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2018 Belgica Standard Liege de Sa Pinto cede novo empate Belgium Sa Pinto s Standard Liege allow new draw Record in Portuguese 23 December 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2018 3 2 not enough to overcome Standard Club Brugge KV 8 February 2018 Retrieved 14 February 2018 a b Geril Jurgen 18 March 2018 Circus Sa Pinto haalt de beker binnen Standard coach was al crazy nu is hij nog zotter Circus Sa Pinto scoops the cup Standard coach was already crazy now he is even more foolish Het Nieuwsblad in Dutch Retrieved 26 March 2018 Belgica Standard Liege de Sa Pinto conquista segundo lugar Belgium Sa Pinto s Standard Liege conquer second place in Portuguese Mais Futebol 20 May 2018 Retrieved 31 December 2018 Jupiler Pro League Ricardo Sa Pinto bevestigt vertrek bij Standard Luik Jupiler Pro League Ricardo Sa Pinto confirms departure from Standard Liege Metro in Dutch 20 May 2018 Retrieved 3 June 2018 Sa Pinto confirmado no Legia Varsovia Sa Pinto confirmed at Legia Warsaw Record in Portuguese 13 August 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2018 Legia Varsovia confirma saida de Sa Pinto Legia Warsaw confirm exit of Sa Pinto Observador in Portuguese 2 April 2019 Retrieved 21 August 2019 Treinador Ricardo Sa Pinto assina por dois anos com o Sporting de Braga Manager Ricardo Sa Pinto signs for two years with Sporting de Braga Observador in Portuguese 3 July 2019 Retrieved 21 August 2019 Ricardo Sa Pinto Rangers Europa League opponents Braga sack manager BBC Sport 23 December 2019 Retrieved 23 December 2019 Ricardo Sa Pinto e o novo tecnico do Vasco da Gama Ricardo Sa Pinto is the new manager of Vasco da Gama in Portuguese CR Vasco da Gama 13 October 2020 Retrieved 14 October 2020 Nota oficial Official note in Portuguese CR Vasco da Gama 29 December 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2020 Oficial Ricardo Sa Pinto oficializado como novo treinador do Gaziantep Official Ricardo Sa Pinto confirmed as new coach of Gaziantep in Portuguese SAPO 20 January 2021 Retrieved 20 January 2021 Sumudica rahat durmuyor Șumudică doesn t hold back in Turkish Olay Medya 17 May 2021 Retrieved 11 June 2021 Ricardo Sa Pinto Turkiye de futbolu yonetenler isi bilmiyor Ricardo Sa Pinto Those who manage football in Turkey don t know the job in Turkish Sporx 18 May 2021 Retrieved 11 June 2021 Ricardo Sa Pinto rende Lito Vidigal no comando tecnico do Moreirense Ricardo Sa Pinto takes over from Lito Vidigal at the helm of Moreirense in Portuguese SAPO 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Kundert Tom 15 May 2022 Moreirense get a dramatic lifeline Tondela go down and Porto smash points record PortuGOAL Retrieved 30 May 2022 Celso Marcos 29 May 2022 Desportivo Chaves regressa a I Liga Moreirense cai na Liga 2 Desportivo Chaves return to I League Moreirense fall in League 2 in Portuguese Radio e Televisao de Portugal Retrieved 30 May 2022 Sa Pinto com as suas palavras de odio pretende incentivar a desordem publica Sa Pinto with his hate speech intends to incite public disorder O Jogo in Portuguese 30 May 2022 Retrieved 30 May 2022 GNR participa criminalmente contra Ricardo Sa Pinto pelas criticas a comandante GNR launches criminal proceedings against Ricardo Sa Pinto for his criticism of the commander Correio da Manha in Portuguese 30 May 2022 Retrieved 30 May 2022 Sa Pinto deixa comando tecnico do Moreirense Sa Pinto leaves the helm of Moreirense Publico in Portuguese 1 June 2022 Retrieved 1 June 2022 ساپینتو سرمربى استقلال شد Sa Pinto became Esteghlal s manager Blues welcomed Portuguese man photo in Persian Fars News Agency 21 June 2022 Retrieved 21 June 2022 a b Sa Pinto conquista Supertaca e dedica trofeu a mulheres e homens do Irao que estao a sofrer Sa Pinto conquers Supercup and dedicates trophy to women and men of Iran who are suffering Jornal de Noticias in Portuguese 2 November 2022 Retrieved 3 November 2022 Ricardo Sa Pinto European Football Retrieved 16 December 2015 Ricardo Sa Pinto Zerozero Retrieved 7 January 2019 Ricardo Sa Pinto coach profile at Soccerway a b c Sa Pinto estreia se a vencer em derbis Sa Pinto has winning debut in derbies Record in Portuguese 9 April 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2022 Sporting 1 3 CSKA Moscow BBC Sport 18 May 2005 Retrieved 3 November 2022 Da Cunha Pedro Jorge 29 June 2015 Selecao Sub 21 pre destinados a gloria Under 21 national team pre destined to glory in Portuguese Mais Futebol Retrieved 3 November 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricardo Sa Pinto Ricardo Sa Pinto at ForaDeJogo archived Ricardo Sa Pinto at BDFutbol Ricardo Sa Pinto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation in Portuguese Ricardo Sa Pinto at 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