Roberto Pinto (Brazilian footballer)

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

Roberto Pinto
Personal information
Full name Roberto da Rosa Pinto
Date of birth (1937-09-24)24 September 1937
Place of birth Mendes, Brazil
Date of death 1994(1994-00-00) (aged 56–57)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
–1955 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1962 Vasco da Gama 204 (46)
1962–1966 Bangu
1966–1967 Fluminense 56 (4)
1967–1968 Botafogo-SP
1969–1971 Ponte Preta
1972–1974 Olaria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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]

Personal life and death

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Roberto was the 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.[4]

Honours

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Vasco da Gama

Bangu

Fluminense

Ponte Preta

References

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  1. "Autor do gol do título carioca de 1958, Roberto Pinto estaria fazendo 86 anos neste domingo". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 24 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. "Pinto cresceu no Vasco e trouxe título para o clube". Revista Vascaina (in Portuguese). 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. "Roberto Pinto, ex-meia-atacante do Vasco da Gama entre as décadas 50 e 60". Netvasco. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Que fim levou? Roberto Pinto". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. "ROBERTO PINTO: muito habilidoso com a bola nos pés". Memória do Esporte (in Portuguese). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. "Roberto Pinto jogador das meias arriadas/ ex-atleta da Ponte Preta entre os anos de 1969 e 1971". futebolinterior. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. "Jogadores com laços de parentesco". Vaskipédia (in Portuguese). 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.