Adão (footballer)
Carlos Manuel Pereira Pinto (born 3 April 1960), commonly known as Adão, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Manuel Pereira Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Chaves, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Chaves | ||
| 1977–1978 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Chaves | 27 | (3) |
| 1980–1985 | Varzim | 109 | (10) |
| 1985–1988 | Vitória Guimarães | 86 | (5) |
| 1988–1990 | Belenenses | 52 | (1) |
| 1990–1995 | Penafiel | 136 | (8) |
| Total | 410 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Born in Chaves, Portugal, Adão started his career with hometown's G.D. Chaves, moving to the Primeira Liga in 1980 with Varzim SC. He appeared in only eight games in his first season, which ended in relegation, but helped with 27 and three goals to an immediate promotion back.
In the 1985 summer, Adão joined Vitória de Guimarães. In his second year he played 30 matches as starter and scored twice – including once in 1–0 away win against S.C. Braga in the Minho derby – as his team finished in third position.
Adão signed with C.F. Os Belenenses for 1988–89. On 12 October 1988, in the campaign's UEFA Cup, he scored the game's only goal at home against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, as the Lisbon club ousted the title holders 2–0 on aggregate. Later in the season he also appeared in the final of the Portuguese Cup, won against S.L. Benfica.
Aged 30, Adão joined F.C. Penafiel, playing his last three years (of five overall) in the second division. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed top level totals of 279 games and 16 goals.
International career
Adão gained 11 caps for Portugal, all of his appearances coming after the 1986 FIFA World Cup as practically all of the national team had defected following the infamous Saltillo Affair. His debut came, however, prior to the tournament in Mexico, in a friendly with Finland on 22 January 1986 (1–1 home draw).
Previously, Adão was part of the under-20 side that reached the quarterfinals at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan, appearing in three contests.
