Guilherme Pinto Basto

Guilherme Ferreira Pinto Basto (1 February 1864 – 26 July 1957) was a Portuguese all-round sportsman and entrepreneur. He is considered to have been the pioneer of both football and tennis in Portugal, playing in the first recorded football match and winning the national tennis championships on nine occasions.

Guilherme Pinto Basto
Born
Guilherme Ferreira Pinto Basto

(1864-02-01)1 February 1864
Lisbon, Portugal
Died26 July 1957(1957-07-26) (aged 93)
Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forIntroducing association football and tennis to Portugal; sports administration
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