Benfica, retiring in 2007 after abroad stints with Ciudad de Murcia (Spanish Segunda División) and FC Sion (Swiss Super League).
In his country's Primeira Liga, he amassed totals of 191 games and 20 goals over the course of ten seasons.
[1] Used often as a last-minute centre-forward when his teams were trailing[2]– he scored more than ten competitive goals for Porto – Pinto appeared once for the Portugal national side, coming on at half-time in the 1–1 friendly draw against England at Villa Park, on 7 September 2002.
[4] On 23 December 2015, he was appointed academy director of Brazilian club Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.
[9] On 12 January 2023, Pinto signed for Romanian Liga III side AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila,[10] leaving in March due to 'personal reasons' without having coached a single match.