# Pintado (footballer)

Luís Carlos de Oliveira Preto (born 17 September 1965), commonly known as Pintado, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Água Santa.

## Playing career

Born in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Pintado started his career with hometown side Bragantino in 1983. He left the club in the following year after having unpaid wages, and spent a 45-day trial at Palmeiras before signing for São Paulo.
After featuring rarely, Pintado was loaned to Taubaté before returning to Braga in 1987, also on loan. Mainly a right back, he played in all positions in the defense before being converted into a defensive midfielder by manager Carlos Alberto Parreira.
Upon returning, Pintado featured more regularly before moving abroad in 1993, with Mexican side Cruz Azul. He also had a short loan stint at Santos in 1995, but left Los Celestes permanently in 1997.
After a period with Minas Gerais sides América Mineiro and Atlético Mineiro, Pintado moved to Japan in 1998 with Cerezo Osaka. He would return to his home country in the following year, and subsequently represented Portuguesa, América Mineiro, Democrata de Governador Valadares, Internacional de Limeira, Bragantino, União São João, Pelotas, Santa Cruz and Brasiliense.

## Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Pintado started working as a manager at one of his former clubs, Inter de Limeira, where he won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2. After returning to former team América in July of that year, he was unable to avoid his side's relegation from the Série B.
Pintado subsequently worked at Atlético Sorocaba, Inter de Limeira, Rio Branco-SP, Taubaté, Rio Branco de Andradas and Noroeste before taking over Paraná on 18 May 2007. He left the club in July, after only nine matches after accepting an offer from an Emirati club.
Pintado took over Ituano in January 2008, but resigned on 24 February. The following day, he was appointed in charge of São Caetano, but was dismissed on 9 July. Six days later, he was named at the helm of Náutico, but was sacked on 8 August; he ended the year at Figueirense, after being named manager of the side in November.
Sacked by Figueira on 2 March 2009, Pintado had a short stint at Mirassol before taking over Ponte Preta on 25 May. He was relieved from his duties on 29 August, and returned to Mirassol on 28 October for the ensuing campaign.
Pintado resigned from Mirassol on 13 March 2010, and moved abroad with Club León on 1 September. He returned to Brazil on 1 December to join Santo André, but left his post the following 20 February. Two days later, he took over Linense.
Pintado left Linense on 16 April 2012, and was named manager of Guaratinguetá on 18 June. He opted to leave the club on 15 August, and was appointed in charge of CRB four days later; on 1 October, he was sacked.
Pintado worked at Penapolense, América de Natal and São Caetano during the 2013 season, before returning to Mexico to work as an assistant manager at Cruz Azul.
On 23 August 2015, Pintado was appointed Guarani manager, but left the following 3 April to return to former club São Paulo, as an assistant. While at the latter club, he was an interim manager on two occasions.
Pintado returned to managerial duties on 6 February 2018, after taking over São Caetano for a third spell. He was dismissed by the club after suffering relegation in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, and returned to Figueirense on 14 October; he led the side to a nine-match unbeaten run, which helped them to avoid relegation, but still left on 6 December.
On 31 January 2020, Pintado was named manager of Água Santa, but left on 27 March to take over Juventude. The following 1 February, after achieving top tier promotion, he left the club and was named in charge of Ferroviária.
Pintado resigned from AFE on 26 April 2021, and took over Goiás three days later. He left the club on 18 July, and was appointed in charge of Chapecoense on 4 August.
On 26 October 2021, with Chape in the last position, Pintado left on a mutual agreement. The following 4 January, he took over Cuiabá also in the top tier.
Pintado won the Campeonato Matogrossense with Cuiabá, but was sacked on 12 May 2022. He then worked at his first club Inter de Limeira during the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, before returning to Juventude on 11 March of that year.
Pintado was sacked by Ju on 8 May 2023, after one win in five matches into the 2023 Série B. On 24 July, he returned to Ponte Preta after nearly 14 years, but was dismissed on 2 October.
On 9 February 2024, Pintado was announced as head coach of Portuguesa, replacing Dado Cavalcanti. He left after the end of the 2024 Campeonato Paulista, and returned to Guarani on 19 June.
On 26 July 2024, after 13 winless matches, Pintado was dismissed by Bugre. On 5 February of the following year, he was named in charge of Água Santa.

## Career statistics

| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| São Paulo | 1985 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| São Paulo | 1986 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| São Paulo | 1991 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| São Paulo | 1992 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| São Paulo | 1993 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| São Paulo | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
| Santos | 1995 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| América Mineiro | 1997 | Série B | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 1998 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1998 | J.League | 21 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| América Mineiro | 2000 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 46 | 3 |
| União São João | 2002 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Pelotas | 2002 | Gaúcho | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 90 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 248 | 15 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Three appearances in Supercopa Libertadores, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Libertadores
* ↑ Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Sul-Minas, two appearances in Copa dos Campeões

## Managerial statistics

    As of 2 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref |
| Inter de Limeira | | 25 January 2004 | 30 May 2004 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 053.85 | |
| América Mineiro | | 21 July 2004 | 13 December 2004 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 022.22 | |
| Inter de Limeira | | 4 February 2006 | 23 April 2006 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 038.89 | |
| Rio Branco-SP | | 30 May 2006 | 5 September 2006 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 010.00 | |
| Taubaté | | 1 October 2006 | 5 February 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Rio Branco de Andradas | | 8 February 2007 | 14 March 2007 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 | |
| Noroeste | | April 2007 | 17 May 2007 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 060.00 | |
| Paraná | | 18 May 2007 | 16 July 2007 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 022.22 | |
| Ituano | | 7 January 2008 | 24 February 2008 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 036.36 | |
| São Caetano | | 26 February 2008 | 9 July 2008 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 029.41 | |
| Náutico | | 16 July 2008 | 8 August 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 000.00 | |
| Figueirense | | 17 November 2008 | 2 March 2009 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 046.15 | |
| Mirassol | | 9 March 2009 | 26 April 2009 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 057.14 | |
| Ponte Preta | | 25 May 2009 | 30 August 2009 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 041.18 | |
| Mirassol | | 28 October 2009 | 13 March 2010 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 025.00 | |
| León | | 10 September 2010 | 1 December 2010 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 037.50 | |
| Santo André | | 1 December 2010 | 20 February 2011 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 000.00 | |
| Linense | | 22 February 2011 | 16 April 2012 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 042.31 | |
| Guaratinguetá | | 18 June 2012 | 15 August 2012 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 009.09 | |
| CRB | | 19 August 2012 | 1 October 2012 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 022.22 | |
| Penapolense | | 24 February 2013 | 21 May 2013 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 035.71 | |
| América de Natal | | 28 August 2013 | 5 October 2013 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 030.00 | |
| São Caetano | | 9 October 2013 | 30 November 2013 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 020.00 | |
| Guarani | | 23 August 2015 | 3 April 2016 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 045.83 | |
| São Paulo (interim) | | 23 November 2016 | 6 December 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | |
| São Paulo (interim) | | 3 July 2017 | 9 July 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| São Caetano | | 6 February 2018 | 29 March 2019 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 031.58 | |
| Figueirense | | 14 October 2019 | 6 December 2019 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 022.22 | |
| Água Santa | | 31 January 2020 | 27 March 2020 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 020.00 | |
| Juventude | | 27 March 2020 | 1 February 2021 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 043.48 | |
| Ferroviária | | 1 February 2021 | 26 April 2021 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 037.50 | |
| Goiás | | 29 April 2021 | 19 July 2021 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 041.67 | |
| Chapecoense | | 4 August 2021 | 26 October 2021 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 007.69 | |
| Cuiabá | | 4 February 2022 | 12 May 2022 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 052.38 | |
| Inter de Limeira | | 4 October 2022 | 6 March 2023 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 025.00 | |
| Juventude | | 11 March 2023 | 8 May 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 020.00 | |
| Ponte Preta | | 24 July 2023 | 2 October 2023 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 018.18 | |
| Portuguesa | | 9 February 2024 | 2 April 2024 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 025.00 | |
| Guarani | | 19 June 2024 | 26 July 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Água Santa | | 5 February 2025 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | Career total | 502 | 167 | 149 | 186 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 033.27 | — |

## Honours
### Player
#### São Paulo

* Campeonato Paulista: 1985, 1990 e 1992
* Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993
* Intercontinental Cup: 1992

#### Cruz Azul

* Copa México: 1996–97

#### América Mineiro

* Copa Sul-Minas: 2000

### Manager
#### Inter de Limeira

* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2004

#### Cuiabá

* Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2022