Nelson Pinto | |
Fullname: | Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1981 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.83 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Universidad de Chile |
Years1: | 2001–2005 |
Years2: | 2005–2011 |
Years3: | 2008 |
Years4: | 2009–2010 |
Years5: | 2011 |
Years6: | 2012 |
Clubs3: | → Universidad de Chile (loan) |
Clubs4: | → Universidad de Chile (loan) |
Clubs5: | → Santiago Morning (loan) |
Clubs6: | Palestino |
Caps1: | 110 |
Caps2: | 114 |
Caps3: | 17 |
Caps4: | 40 |
Caps5: | 16 |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2001 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile (minifootball) |
Totalcaps: | 305 |
Totalgoals: | 21 |
Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez (born February 1, 1981) is a Chilean former footballer.
He 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.
After his retirement Pinto played for the amateur club Unión Veterana[1] and since 2017 has played for the Chile national minifootball team alongside others former footballers such as Pablo Duque and Juan Carlos Muñoz,[2] winning the 2018 PAN AM Cup in Guatemala and taking part at the 2017 World Cup and at the 2018 Confederations Cup in Tunisia.[3] In addition to this, he has played futsal for Universidad de Chile, winning the 2017 tournament.[4]