Mauricio Pineda (footballer, born 1975)
Argentine footballer
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Mauricio Héctor Pineda (born 13 July 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He appeared for Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, scoring their winning goal in their final group match against Croatia.
Full name
Mauricio Héctor Pineda
Date of birth
13 July 1975
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mauricio Héctor Pineda | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Huracán | 73 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Boca Juniors | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Udinese | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → Mallorca (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Napoli (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Cagliari (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Lanús | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Colón | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 173 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Argentina U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Argentina | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
In 1992, Pineda represented Argentina U23 at the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, which saw Argentina fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
