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Nelson Pinto

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Nelson Pinto
Personal information
Full name Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez
Date of birth (1981-02-01) 1 February 1981 (age 45)
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

Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez (born 1 February 1981) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He is best known for his spells with Universidad de Chile and Mexican club Tecos UAG, while also representing Santiago Morning and Palestino in Chile. Similarly, Pinto 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]

Club career

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Universidad de Chile

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Pinto was developed in the youth system of Universidad de Chile and established himself in the first team during the early 2000s. One of the most notable incidents of his first spell occurred during the Superclásico against Colo-Colo at the Estadio Monumental in August 2003, when he was struck in the face by an object thrown from the stands. The incident led to the suspension of the match.[2]

In 2004, Pinto was a regular member of the Universidad de Chile side that won the Apertura championship. He started both matches of the final against Cobreloa and converted one of Universidad de Chile's penalties in the deciding shoot-out in Calama, which the club won 4–2 after a 1–1 draw.[3]

Pinto remained with Universidad de Chile during the first half of 2005 and also appeared in the 2005 Copa Libertadores, in which the club reached the round of 16.[4] In April, he scored Universidad de Chile's goal in a 1–1 Superclásico draw against Colo-Colo.

Tecos UAG and late career

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In June 2005, Pinto moved abroad after signing for Mexican club Tecos UAG.[5] He made his Mexican league debut against San Luis in July,[6] and scored his first goal in Mexico the following week in a 2–2 draw with Veracruz.[7] He subsequently became a regular for Tecos and helped the club reach the Apertura 2005 playoffs, providing an assist in the decisive 3–2 victory over Necaxa.[8]

Pinto remained in Mexico for several seasons. In the 2007 Apertura, he received a three-match suspension following his dismissal against Atlante. Contemporary reports noted that it was his second red card since joining Mexican football in 2005.[9]

In 2008, Pinto returned on loan to Universidad de Chile. He enjoyed a productive Clausura campaign, scoring five goals in his first 12 appearances as the team challenged for first place in the regular season.[10] Among them was the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over Santiago Morning, which moved Universidad de Chile into sole possession of the league lead.[11]

After returning to Tecos, Pinto later began another loan spell with Universidad de Chile, remaining with the club through 2010. At the end of that season he left the Santiago side and joined Santiago Morning for 2011.[12] He made 16 appearances for Santiago Morning during the Apertura.[13]

Pinto returned to Tecos in mid-2011 and featured regularly during the Mexican Apertura, including playing the full match in a 2–1 away victory over Club América.[14]

In February 2012, Pinto returned to Chile and signed for Palestino.[15] He made eight league appearances for the club, before ending his professional football career later that year.

Post-retirement

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After his retirement Pinto played for the amateur club Unión Veterana[16] and since 2017 has played for the Chile national minifootball team alongside others former footballers such as Pablo Duque and Juan Carlos Muñoz,[17] winning the 2018 PAN AM Cup in Guatemala and taking part at the 2017 World Cup and at the 2018 Confederations Cup in Tunisia.[18] In addition to this, he has played futsal for Universidad de Chile, winning the 2017 tournament.[19]

Honours

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Universidad de Chile

Universidad de Chile (futsal)
  • Campeonato Nacional: 2017

Chile (minifootball)

  • PAN AM Cup: 2018

References

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  1. ↑ Nelson Pinto – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "Nelson Pinto condenó los incidentes ocurridos en el Monumental". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 31 August 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Universidad de Chile – Resultados Apertura 2004". Chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Copa Libertadores 2005 – Universidad de Chile". Clubes chilenos en torneos CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "El chileno Nelson Pinto fue presentado como refuerzo Tecolote". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tecos cae en debut de Nelson Pinto en la liga mexicana". Emol (in Spanish). 31 July 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Nelson Pinto anota un gol en empate de los Tecos". Emol (in Spanish). 7 August 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tecos de Nelson Pinto clasifica a los playoffs mexicanos". Emol (in Spanish). 26 November 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nelson Pinto fue castigado con tres partidos en México". Emol (in Spanish). EFE. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nelson Pinto: "Por nuestra regularidad merecemos el Chile 3"". Emol (in Spanish). 22 October 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "La "U" derrotó a Santiago Morning y es exclusivo líder del Clausura". La Tercera (in Spanish). 20 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Conozca los últimos refuerzos que buscarán ser protagonistas este 2011". Emol (in Spanish). 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Torneo de Apertura 2011 – Santiago Morning". Emol (in Spanish). 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jugadores chilenos viven jornada de dulce y agraz en el fútbol mexicano". Emol (in Spanish). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Ortega, Claudio (16 February 2012). "Sin sorpresas se cerraron los traspasos para el Apertura". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Al "Chupa" Pinto se le achicó la cancha | Deportes" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "[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.
  19. ↑ "¡También somos campeones de Futsal!" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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