René Pinto (footballer)

René Alfonso Pinto Cofré (born 18 May 1965) is a Chilean former football player who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Peru.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Cofré.
René Pinto
Personal information
Full name René Alfonso Pinto Cofré
Date of birth (1965-05-18) 18 May 1965
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Colo-Colo 12 (2)
1988–1989 → Alianza Lima (loan)
1989 → Everton (loan) 5 (0)
1990–1991 Alianza Lima
1991 Deportes Linares (1)
1992–1993 Audax Italiano
International career
1987 Chile B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A product of Colo-Colo youth system, Pinto made his debut in the 1985 Copa Polla Gol.[1] Then, he was loaned to Alianza Lima for the 1988 season after the tragic plane crash that suffered the Peruvian squad on 8 December 1987, alongside his fellows José Letelier, Parcko Quiroz and Francisco Huerta. The deal was for three months, but he stayed in Peru all the year.[2] They made their debut against Coronel Bolognesi on 3 January 1988.[3]

After a stint with Everton in 1989,[4] he returned to Alianza Lima until 1991.[2]

Back in Chile, he played for Deportes Linares[5] and Audax Italiano. He retired at the age of 28.[2]

International career

Pinto represented Chile in the 1987 Pan American Games, winning the silver medal.[6]

After football

He graduated as both a PE teacher and a football manager. As a PE teacher, he has worked for schools and the Municipality of La Pintana.[2]

He has continued on playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Azocenco.[7]

He has kept a relationship with Alianza Lima in activities such as to visit them in pre-match meetings alongside others Chilean former footballers.[8]

Honours

Chile B

References
  1. "Al final, se clasificaron los mejores" (PDF). Deporte Total (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Palestino Histórico: 4. 23 April 1985. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. Henríquez, Felipe (28 August 2015). "El relato de una amistad verdadera". Todofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. Romero Sánchez, Jonás (1 December 2016). "El largo viaje de Francisco Huerta: El último chileno del Alianza". The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Everton 1989 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. Deportes Linares 2-1 Deportes Puerto Montt - Segunda División 1991 on YouTube at Historia Albiverde (in Spanish)
  6. "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Panamericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. "C. APERTURA SEGUNDA FASE (SERIE "B") ETAPA: SEGUNDA FASE". www.mirafutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. "Volverte a ver: exfutbolistas de Alianza Lima visitaron la concentración previo a partido ante Colo Colo". RPP (in Spanish). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.


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