Nelson Pinto
Chilean footballer (born 1981)
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Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez (born 1 February 1981) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| 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 | 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
Midfielder 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
Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de Chile (futsal)
- Campeonato Nacional: 2017
Chile (minifootball)
- PAN AM Cup: 2018
