René Pinto (footballer)
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| Full name | René Alfonso Pinto Cofré | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Colo-Colo | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1989 | Colo-Colo | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | → Deportes Valdivia (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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.
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]