Luís Pinto (footballer)

Luís Pinto
Personal information
Full name	Luís Filipe Santos Pinto
Date of birth	12 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Benfica
1994–1995	Estrela Amadora
1997–1998	Águias Musgueira
1998–2001	Belenenses
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001	Estoril
2001–2002	Olivais Moscavide
2002–2005	Torreense
2005–2008	Mafra
2008	Chernomorets
2008–2010	União Madeira
2010–2012	Moreirense
2012–2013	Arouca
2013–2016	Chaves
2016–2017	Covilhã
2017	Torreense
2017–2019	Vilafranquense
2019–2021	Alverca
2021–2022	Atlético
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Filipe Santos Pinto (born 12 June 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Pinto started out at G.D. Estoril Praia in the lower leagues, and only reached the Segunda Liga at the age of 28 after signing for Moreirense F.C. in the summer of 2010.^[2] He went to appear in 205 games in the competition over the course of seven seasons, scoring a total of 44 goals for that club, F.C. Arouca, G.D. Chaves and S.C. Covilhã.^[3]

In the 2015–16 campaign, Pinto netted five times in 31 appearances, helping Chaves to return to the Primeira Liga after 17 years.^[4] Late into the 2017 January transfer window, the 34-year-old returned to the third division and joined S.C.U. Torreense.^[5]

Pinto's brother-in-law, Bruno Patacas, was also a footballer.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Luís Pinto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "Ronaldo é o quarto reforço" [Ronaldo is addition number four]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "Luís Pinto rescinde com o Chaves e assina pelo Sporting da Covilhã" [Luís Pinto cuts ties with Chaves and signs for Sporting da Covilhã] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "Chaves já trabalha e plantel continua a crescer" [Chaves have started working and squad continues to grow]. Diário Atual (in Portuguese). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (5 July 2017). "Luís Pinto troca Torreense pelo Vilafranquense" [Luís Pinto swaps Torreense for Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2021.