Pedro Pinto (footballer, born 1951) explained

Pedro Pinto
Fullname:Pedro Rosamel Pinto Jara
Birth Date:20 March 1951
Birth Place:El Monte, Chile
Height:1.75 m[1]
Position:Left winger
Youthclubs1:CD Caupolicán
Youthyears2:1968
Youthclubs2:Colo-Colo
Years1:1969–1970
Caps1:10
Goals1:1
Years2:1971–1973
Caps2:45
Goals2:9
Years3:1974–1983
Caps3:216
Goals3:60
Years4:1976
Clubs4:Atlético Potosino (loan)
Years5:1981
Clubs5:San Antonio Unido (loan)
Nationalyears1:1974–1979
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0

Pedro Rosamel Pinto Jara (born 20 March 1951) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger. Besides Chile, he played in Mexico.

Club career

Mainly a left winger,[2] Pinto was with Club Deportivo Caupolicán from his hometown, El Monte, as a youth player.[3] [4]

In 1968, he joined the Colo-Colo youth system and made his professional debut a year later in a match against Magallanes.[5] As a member of them, he won the 1970 Primera División.[6]

From 1971 to 1973, Pinto played for Green Cross-Temuco,[7] ending his contract after an argument about a permission with the club's manager.[5] [3]

In 1974, he switched to Palestino thanks to the coach Caupolicán Peña.[3] A historical player of a successful stint of them,[8] he won three titles, the 1978 Primera División[9] and the Copa Chile in 1975 and 1977,[2] and took part in the Copa Libertadores.[10]

He also had stints with Mexican Primera División side Atlético Potosino in the second half of 1976,[11] coinciding with his compatriot Eduardo Peralta,[12] and Chilean Segunda División side San Antonio Unido in 1981.[13]

International career

Pinto made eight appearances for the Chile national team between 1974 and 1979,[14] winning the friendship trophies Copa Acosta Ñu in 1974[15] and in 1979.[14]

Personal life

Pinto is the oldest of five siblings.[16] [17]

His son of the same name, Pedro Pinto Carvajal, is an amateur footballer who has played and served as coach for CD Caupolicán.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Pinto . livefutbol.com . 31 August 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Pedro Pinto (Player) . www.national-football-teams.com . 31 August 2023.
  3. Sepúlveda . Manuel . "YA NO TENGO MIEDO" (4) . Revista Estadio . 14 January 1975 . 31 August 2023 . Santiago, Chile . es . JPG.
  4. (Grandes del fútbol montino) GRANDES DEL FUTBOL MONTINO CAPITULO 53 PEDRO PINTO (HIJO) on Facebook . 10 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. Sepúlveda . Manuel . "YA NO TENGO MIEDO" (3) . Revista Estadio . 14 January 1975 . 31 August 2023 . Santiago, Chile . es . JPG.
  6. Web site: Torneo de Primera División 1970 - Estadísticas . historiadecolocolo.com . 31 August 2023 . es.
  7. Web site: Equipos 1970 - 1979 . Indio Pije - Green Cross histórico . 31 August 2023 . es.
  8. (Club Deportivo Palestino) Hoy en nuestro Centenario recordamos a Pedro Pinto, hábil delantero por izquierda ⚽️⚽️ on Facebook . 27 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Con la zurda de Rojas y la cabeza de Elías, Palestino Campeón 1978 . HISTORIAS DEL FÚTBOL . 31 August 2023 . es . 19 September 2016.
  10. Web site: Andreuzzi . Renato . El 'Tino' es de América . Asifuch . 31 August 2023 . es . 2 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Seleccionados internacionales del futbol potosino . planoinformativo.com . 31 August 2023 . es . 3 September 2021 . Pedro Pinto: Tuvo una corta experiencia por Atlético Potosino en 1976..
  12. Web site: Güemes Priego . Francisco . LOS EXTRANJEROS DE LA TEMPORADA 76-77 . Fútbol sin compromisos . 31 August 2023 . es . 17 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1981 . Memoria Wanderers . 31 August 2023 . es.
  14. Web site: PEDRO PINTO . www.solofutbol.cl . 31 August 2023 . es.
  15. Web site: [22/12/1974] Chile-Paraguay 1:0 ]. Partidos de La Roja . 31 August 2023 . es.
  16. Sepúlveda . Manuel . "YA NO TENGO MIEDO" (1) . Revista Estadio . 14 January 1975 . 31 August 2023 . Santiago, Chile . es . JPG.
  17. Sepúlveda . Manuel . "YA NO TENGO MIEDO" (2) . Revista Estadio . 14 January 1975 . 31 August 2023 . Santiago, Chile . es . JPG.