[球員] Retirement beckons for Joao Pinto
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Retirement beckons for Joao Pinto
Tuesday 22 July 2008
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Former Portugal striker João Pinto has decided to retire at the age of 36,
having won league titles with SL Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
The right time
"I had offers from other clubs but I think this is the perfect time to say
goodbye," said the forward, who played at EURO '96, UEFA EURO 2000 and
the 2002 FIFA World Cup. "I want to say thank you to all my family,
especially at this stage of my career, as well as all the clubs I've
represented. I have mixed feelings at the moment but I am very happy to end
my playing career in the year that my son [Tiago Pinto] will make his debut
in the Portuguese Liga [with CD Trofense]. Besides, I am proud of my career.
Now I will have plenty of time to rest and then I will decide what I am going
to do in the future."
Golden Generation
Part of the Portuguese Golden Generation which won the FIFA World Youth Cup
in 1989 and 1991, Joao Pinto came through the youth system at Boavista FC,
making his league debut at the age of 17 in 1989 before moving to Club
Atletico de Madrid for one fruitless season in 1990. He returned for two
further campaigns at Boavista before joining Benfica in 1992, playing a part
in a famous 6-3 win against Sporting which helped the Eagles win the 1993/94
title. He stayed with Benfica until 2000 before joining Sporting, where he
won another championship in 2001/02. Joao Pinto then returned to Boavista in
2004, and to SC Braga two seasons later. In total, he scored over 100 goals
in 476 league games, as well as a further 23 goals in 81 games for Portugal.
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