André Candançam Pinto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Candançam Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 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) |
| 2003–2004 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 30 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | (18) |
| 2008–2010 | Marítimo | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | São José | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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 J. League Division 1. 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 | |||
| 2002 | Portuguesa-RJ | 7 | 0 | |
| Portugal | League | |||
| 2002/03 | Nacional | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | Santa Clara | Liga de Honra | 30 | 15 |
| 2004/05 | Nacional | Primeira Liga | 19 | 6 |
| 2005/06 | 30 | 14 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2006 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J. League 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2007 | Kyoto Sanga | J. League 2 | 31 | 15 |
| Country | Brazil | 7 | 0 | |
| Portugal | 89 | 36 | ||
| Japan | 42 | 18 | ||
| Total | 138 | 54 | ||