Roberto Pinto (Brazilian footballer)

Roberto da Rosa Pinto (24 September 1937 – 1994), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Trained in Vasco da Gama's own youth categories, Pinto became a hero when deciding the title of the 1958 Campeonato Carioca, on 17 January 1959 against Flamengo.

[1][2][3] He also played for Bangu, Fluminense, Botafogo-SP, Ponte Preta and Olaria.

[4][5][6] Roberto is nephew of the footballers Jair Rosa Pinto and Orlando Rosa Pinto.

[7] Pinto died after being run over in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in 1994.