Ricardo Sá Pinto

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Ricardo Manuel Andrade da Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his stints at Sporting CP, where he was dubbed "Ricardo Lionheart" by the club's fans. In a career cut short by injury and suspension, he appeared in 230 Primeira Liga games (scoring 51 goals), also playing for Real Sociedad in Spain for two years. Sá Pinto represented the Portugal national team in two European Championships, reaching the semi-finals at Euro 2000. He started working as a manager with Sporting in 2012, and also worked in ten foreign countries.

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