Nelson Pinto
Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez (born February 1, 1981) is a Chilean former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Universidad de Chile | 110 | (8) |
| 2005–2011 | Tecos UAG | 114 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Santiago Morning (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Palestino | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 305 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Chile (minifootball) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He played five years with Chilean club Universidad de Chile. He made 110 caps with the Chilean squad and scored eight goals before making the move to Mexico before the clasura tournament 2005.
Pinto played for Chile at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.[1]
Post retirement
After his retirement Pinto played for the amateur club Unión Veterana[2] and since 2017 has played for the Chile national minifootball team alongside others former footballers such as Pablo Duque and Juan Carlos Muñoz,[3] winning the 2018 PAN AM Cup in Guatemala and taking part at the 2017 World Cup and at the 2018 Confederations Cup in Tunisia.[4] In addition to this, he has played futsal for Universidad de Chile, winning the 2017 tournament.[5]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de Chile (futsal)
- Campeonato Nacional (1): 2017
International
- Chile (minifootball)
- PAN AM Cup (1): 2018
References
- Nelson Pinto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Al "Chupa" Pinto se le achicó la cancha | Deportes" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- "Selección de mini fútbol representará a Chile en el Mundial de Túnez". t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- "[VIDEO] Chile vuelve a la Copa Confederaciones con la selección de mini fútbol". t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- "¡También somos campeones de Futsal!" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
- Nelson Pinto at Soccerway
- Nelson Pinto – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (in Spanish)
- Nelson Pinto at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)