Hélio Pinto

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Hélio Pinto
Helio Jose Ribeiro Pinto (Helio Pinto).jpg
Pinto playing for APOEL in 2011
Personal information
Full name Hélio José Ribeiro Pinto [1]
Date of birth (1984-02-29) 29 February 1984 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1994–1999 Portimonense
1999–2002 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Benfica B
2003–2004 Benfica 2 (0)
2004–2006 Sevilla B 18 (0)
2005–2006Apollon Limassol (loan) 25 (2)
2006–2013 APOEL 190 (16)
2013–2015 Legia Warsaw 43 (7)
2014 Legia Warsaw II 1 (0)
2015–2016 Al-Mesaimeer 15 (0)
2016 Anorthosis 0 (0)
2016–2017 Kongsvinger 11 (0)
2017 Trikala 3 (0)
2017 Kongsvinger 10 (0)
2018 NorthEast United 3 (0)
2018–2021 Louletano 59 (0)
Total380(25)
International career
2002 Portugal U18 2 (1)
2002–2003 Portugal U19 14 (0)
2004 Portugal U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Louletano B (assistant)
2022 Louletano B
2022–2023 Olhanense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hélio José Ribeiro Pinto (born 29 February 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

Contents

A youth product of Benfica, he spent most of his career with APOEL in Cyprus, appearing in 276 competitive matches and winning eight major titles. He also played in Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Qatar, Norway, Greece and India.

Club career

Pinto was born in Portimão, Algarve. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, he could never break into the first team, tottalling just five minutes in the Primeira Liga under José Antonio Camacho. His next stop was in Spain with Sevilla FC, where he only appeared for the reserves. [2]

Still owned by Sevilla, Pinto spent the 2005–06 season in Cyprus with Apollon Limassol FC. Being released the summer, his career settled with another team in the country, APOEL FC. [2]

During his spell with APOEL, Pinto was an important member as the club won the Cypriot First Division on four occasions, adding amongst other trophies the domestic cup in 2007–08. He also appeared in all six group-stage games in their first participation in the UEFA Champions League.

Pinto played eight matches in the 2011–12 Champions League, as the Nicosia-based side surprisingly reached the quarter-finals of the competition. [3] [4] On 5 June 2013, he signed a three-year contract extension [5] but, later that month, announced he was leaving after seven years. [6]

On 21 June 2013, Pinto agreed to a two-year deal (with an option for another season) with Legia Warsaw from Poland. [7] He was released two years later, [8] moving to the Qatar Stars League with Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club shortly after. [9]

On 2 February 2016, Pinto returned to Cyprus and joined Anorthosis Famagusta FC. [10] The following 28 January, he signed with Greek club Trikala F.C. from Norway's Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball. [11]

Following a stint with Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC, Pinto returned to Portugal after 14 years and agreed to a contract at third-tier Louletano D.C. on 15 June 2018. [12]

International career

Pinto gained Cypriot nationality on 27 July 2012, and the Cyprus Football Association subsequently waited for FIFA approval on whether could play for the national team. [13] The governing body eventually ruled he could not represent his adopted nation, after having appeared for Portugal at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. [2]

Coaching career

After starting his coaching career with Louletano's reserves, on 8 November 2022 Pinto was named manager of S.C. Olhanense, bottom at the Campeonato de Portugal. [14] His only season resulted in unprecedented relegation to the district leagues, nine years after being a top-flight club; [15] he was then replaced by Miguel Serôdio. [16]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2019[ citation needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 2002–03 [17] Primeira Liga 00000000
2003–04 [17] Primeira Liga20201 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total20201050
Sevilla B 2004–05 [17] Segunda División B 180180
Apollon Limassol (loan) 2005–06 [17] Cypriot First Division 252252
APOEL 2006–07 [17] Cypriot First Division234813000345
2007–08 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division282802 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 1393
2008–09 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division272515 [lower-alpha 1] 21 [lower-alpha 3] 0385
2009–10 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division2517212 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0453
2010–11 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division261206 [lower-alpha 4] 1342
2011–12 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division3213014 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0501
2012–13 [17] [18] Cypriot First Division295106 [lower-alpha 4] 1366
Total190163444844127625
Legia Warsaw 2013–14 [18] Ekstraklasa 256217 [lower-alpha 5] 0347
2014–15 [18] Ekstraklasa181202 [lower-alpha 2] 000221
Total437419000568
Legia Warsaw II 2014–15 [19] III liga 1010
Al-Mesaimeer 2015–16 [18] Qatar Stars League 15000150
Kongsvinger 2016 [18] 1. divisjon 11130141
Trikala 2016–17 [18] Football League 300030
Kongsvinger 2017 [18] 1. divisjon10000100
NorthEast United 2017–18 [18] Indian Super League 300030
Louletano 2018–19 [18] Campeonato de Portugal 24020260
Career total345264555844145236
  1. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League

Honours

Apollon Limassol

APOEL

Legia Warsaw

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