André Candançam Pinto

André Pinto
Personal information
Full name André Candançam Pinto
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Flamengo-SP
2001–2002 XV Piracicaba
2002 Portuguesa-RJ 7 (0)
2003–2006 Nacional 59 (21)
2003–2004Santa Clara (loan) 30 (15)
2006–2007 Kyoto Sanga FC 42 (18)
2008–2010 Marítimo 4 (0)
2009–2010Paços Ferreira (loan) 7 (2)
2010 São José

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


André Candançam Pinto (born 14 December 1978 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

In his country, Pinto played for Associação Atlética Flamengo, Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) and Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ). In January 2003, he moved to Portugal and joined C.D. Nacional, appearing in only ten top division games in his first two seasons combined, and also being loaned to C.D. Santa Clara in the second level; he made his debut in the main division on 2 February 2003, scoring in a local derby against C.S. Marítimo, a 3–2 away win.

Pinto returned to Madeira for a further two seasons with Nacional, netting 14 goals in 30 games in his second as the club qualified for the second time in its history to the UEFA Cup, after finishing fifth. Highlights included braces against Académica de Coimbra (2–2 home draw), Boavista FC (3–0 away win), Vitória de Setúbal (2–2, home) and C.F. Os Belenenses (4–0, at home).

Subsequently, Pinto spent two years in Japan with Kyoto Sanga FC, scoring only three goals in his first season, which ended in relegation from the J1 League. On 31 January 2008 he returned to Portugal and signed for Marítimo, as a replacement for S.L. Benfica-bound Ariza Makukula, but the following two campaigns in the country, with that club and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, yielded only 11 games and two goals combined.

In 2010, Pinto returned to his homeland after nearly eight years, joining amateurs São José Esporte Clube.

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Brazil League
2002Portuguesa-RJ70
Portugal League
2002/03NacionalPrimeira Liga91
2003/0410
2003/04Santa ClaraLiga de Honra3015
2004/05NacionalPrimeira Liga196
2005/063014
Japan League
2006Kyoto Purple SangaJ1 League113
2007Kyoto Sanga FCJ2 League3115
Country Brazil 70
Portugal 8936
Japan 4218
Total 13854

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