Custódio Pinto 1942 – 2004

Biography

Custódio Pinto was born on February 9, 1942, in Montijo, Portugal, during a transformative period in his country’s history. He devoted much of his life to football, the sport that has long captured the hearts of the Portuguese people. Through his career as a footballer, he became part of Portugal’s sporting heritage during the mid-twentieth century, a time when the game was growing in popularity and significance throughout the nation.

Though details of his specific achievements and clubs remain part of football’s broader historical record, Custódio’s contributions to the sport reflected the passion and dedication characteristic of Portuguese athletes of his era. He lived through decades of change in both Portuguese society and international football, witnessing the evolution of the game he loved.

Custódio Pinto passed away on February 21, 2004, in Gondomar, at the age of 61. His life spanned more than six decades, marking a full lifetime of engagement with the sport and community he cherished. He is remembered as part of Portugal’s footballing legacy, a chapter in the country’s rich sporting history.