PortugalCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mostly as a forward. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-27
In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2002The archive holds 4 team sheets naming João Vieira Pinto in Portugal's starting line-up, from 2000-06-24 to 2002-06-14.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Portugal (0 goals, 1996–2000) — João Pinto · Portugal
International goals in our archive
18 goals across 12 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1991–2001| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-06 |  Estonia | W5–0(h) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lisbon |
| 2001-06-06 |  Cyprus | W6–0(h) | 76' 81' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lisbon |
| 2000-06-12 |  England | W3–2(n) | 37' | UEFA Euro | Eindhoven |
| 1999-10-09 |  Hungary | W3–0(h) | 16' | UEFA Euro qualification | Lisbon |
| 1999-06-09 |  Liechtenstein | W8–0(h) | 40' 59' 67'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Coimbra |
| 1999-03-26 |  Azerbaijan | W7–0(h) | 36' 77' | UEFA Euro qualification | Guimarães |
| 1998-10-14 |  Slovakia | W3–0(a) | 17' 30' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bratislava |
| 1997-06-07 |  Albania | W2–0(h) | 14' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Porto |
| 1996-10-05 |  Ukraine | L1–2(a) | 83' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kyiv |
| 1996-06-19 |  Croatia | W3–0(n) | 33' | UEFA Euro | Nottingham |
| 1994-10-09 |  Latvia | W3–1(a) | 31' 69' | UEFA Euro qualification | Riga |
| 1991-11-20 |  Greece | W1–0(h) | 17' | UEFA Euro qualification | Lisbon |
Honours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| Taça de Portugal | ×4 | 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2001–02 | Boavista ·1, Benfica ·2, Sporting CP ·1 | |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ×2 | 1989, 1991 | Portugal | |
| Primeira Liga | ×2 | 1993–94, 2001–02 | Benfica ·1, Sporting CP ·1 | |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | ×1 | 2000 | Sporting CP | |
| Individual honours6 | ||||
| Player of the year · 5 | ||||
| CNID Footballer of the Year | ×3 | 1992, 1993, 1994 | ||
| Portuguese Golden Ball | ×2 | 1993, 1996 | ||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| SJPF Player of the Month | 2006 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Knight of the Order of Prince Henry | ||||