| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Alves Ferreira Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Safa (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1991 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Paços Ferreira | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Rebordosa (loan) | ||
| 1994–1995 | → Lousada (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 1995–1998 | Paredes | ||
| 1998–1999 | Salgueiros | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Naval | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Paredes | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Vila Real | 49 | (19) |
| 2003 | Paredes | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Feirense | 118 | (30) |
| 2007–2010 | Chaves | 90 | (28) |
| 2010–2011 | Vizela | 15 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Tirsense | 29 | (4) |
| Total | 378 | (87) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Tirsense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Freamunde | ||
| 2014 | Tondela | ||
| 2014–2015 | Chaves | ||
| 2015–2016 | Freamunde | ||
| 2016 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2016 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 2016–2018 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2018 | Académica | ||
| 2019 | Famalicão | ||
| 2019–2020 | Leixões | ||
| 2020–2021 | Chaves | ||
| 2021 | Vilafranquense | ||
| 2022 | Al-Jabalain | ||
| 2024– | Al-Safa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Carlos Alves Ferreira Pinto (born 2 March 1973) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Safa.