Португалиялық футболшы және жаттықтырушы Артур де Соуза (Пинга)

Portuguese footballer and coach

Artur de Sousa, known by his nickname Pinga (July 30, 1909 – July 12, 1963) was a Portuguese footballer and later coach who made his name at FC Porto, where he served until his death in 1963.

Pinga played as forward or inside left and achieved nationwide fame at CS Marítimo. In 1930 he earned his first call up to the national team, and in the same year joined FC Porto, and became the key player of the victories in the Campeonato de Portugal (the predecessor to the Cup of Portugal), in 1931/32 and 1936/37. He was still a playing for Porto when the forerunner of the current Primeira Liga was established, where he was champion in the first two years of the competition, in 1938/39 and 1939/40. He retired in 1946 after a meniscus surgery, when such operations still carried many risks. During his career he was considered the best national player ever, scoring 394 goals in 400 games. He only played for two clubs, Marítimo and FC Porto.

He was capped 21 times for Portugal, scoring 9 goals over 12 years (1930–1942). On 5 May 1935, Pinga scored two late goals against Spain to complete an iconic comeback, from 3 0 down up to 3 3. On 16 March 1941, he scored his last international goal against Spain in a 5 1 loss.

In his first season as a football manager, he caused a massive upset when Tirsense knocked out Sporting in the Portuguese Cup. He then managed Sanjoanense and Gouveia before returning to FC Porto as assistant manager. He died in 1963, while serving as a youth team coach in Porto.

He was idolized by José Maria Pedroto, who would become another major star in the Porto side. Both had their name suggested to the Estádio do Dragão. One of the most important sportsmen born in the Madeira Islands (some say his legacy lives on modern star Cristiano Ronaldo), he has a street named after him in his hometown Funchal.

''Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pinga goal. + List of international goals scored by PingaNo. DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 31 May 1931 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 3–2 3–2 Friendly 2. 3 May 1932 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 1–0 3–2 3. 29 January 1933 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 1–0 1–0 4. 5 May 1935 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 2–3 3–3 5 3–3 6. 28 November 1937 Estadio Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo, Spain Nationalist 1 0 2–1 7. 30 January 1938 Campo das Salésias, Lisbon, Portugal Nationalist 1–0 1–0 8. 24 April 1938 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 1–0 1–1 9. 16 March 1941 San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain 1 3 1–5