Álvaro Gaspar Pinto

Gaspar Pinto
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Gaspar Pinto
Date of birth	27 February 1912
Place of birth	Oeiras, Portugal
Date of death	27 April 1969 (aged 57)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Last updated March 01, 2019

Álvaro Gaspar Pinto (27 February 1912 – 27 April 1969), known as Gaspar Pinto, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a defender.

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Career

Born in Oeiras, Gaspar Pinto started in Carcavelinhos, where by the age of 21 he received his first call-up for the national team. After a short spell at Belenenses, he joined Benfica in 1934, making his debut on 3 February 1935, in a 1–2 loss against Porto, at the Estádio do Lima.^[1]^[2]

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Capable of operating either as full back or half back, for the first part of his career, he played as half back, alongside Álvaro Pina, Albino, Baptista and Francisco Ferreira, and then descending down to full back, where his matches against Peyroteo from Sporting and Pinga from Porto gave him greater notability. ^[3]^[1]

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He made his last official match in a 2–3 loss against Atlético on 9 June 1946, at Estádio Nacional, after representing the club for over 300 games.^[1] To celebrate his retirement, a farewell match against Olhanense was played on 9 September 1946.

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International career

Gaspar Pinto gained 7 caps for Portugal and made his debut on 11 March 1934 in Madrid against Spain, in 9–0 defeat, in a qualification match for the 1934 World Cup. He made his last cap in a three-nil win against Switzerland on 1 January 1942.^[4]

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Honours

Benfica

Primeira Divisão: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45 ^[5]
Taça de Portugal (2):^[6] 1939–40, 1942–43
Campeonato de Portugal:^[6] 1934–35
Campeonato de Lisboa:^[6] 1939–40

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References

General

Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

1 2 3 João Malheiro (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias[Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 61. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
↑ Tovar 2012, p. 710.
↑ Tovar 2012, p. 127-200.
↑ "Gaspar Pinto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
↑ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. ISSN 3846-0823.
1 2 3 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 41. ISSN 0872-3540.

External links

Gaspar Pinto at ForaDeJogo
Gaspar Pinto at WorldFootball.net

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[bok-1] 1 2 3 João Malheiro (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias[Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 61. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.

[FOOTNOTETovar2012710-2] Tovar 2012, p. 710.

[FOOTNOTETovar2012127-200-3] Tovar 2012, p. 127-200.

[4] "Gaspar Pinto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[5] "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. ISSN 3846-0823.

[bi-6] 1 2 3 "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 41. ISSN 0872-3540.