Javier Pinola

Javier Pinola

Javier Pinola 2008
Personal information
Full name	Javier Horacio Pinola
Date of birth	24 February 1983 (1983-02-24)
Place of birth	Olivos, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	left-back
Club information
Current club	1. FC Nuremberg
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2000	Huracán de Tres Arroyos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Chacarita Juniors	45	(1)
2002–2004	Atlético Madrid	2	(0)
2004–2005	Racing Club	54	(1)
2005–	1. FC Nuremberg	179	(6)
National team
2007	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Javier Horacio Pinola is an Argentine football defender. He was born on 24 February 1983, in the city of Olivos in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Nuremberg of the Bundesliga in Germany.

Pinola started his career at Chacarita Juniors in the Primera Division Argentina in 2000. He soon earned a transfer to Atlético Madrid in Spain. It was during his spell at Atlético that he was called up to represent the Argentina national football team at under 20 level.

In 2004 Pinola returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club, but after only one season he went back to Europe when he signed for 1. FC Nuremberg.

In 2007, he was named by Alfio Basile as a member of the Argentina national football team to play in friendly matches against Switzerland and Algeria, and made his debut on 5 June 2007 against Algeria.

Honours

With Nuremberg:

• DFB-Pokal (2006–07)

International

• Argentina Under-20
  • South American Youth Championship: 2003

External links

• Guardian statistics
• Javier Pinola at Football Lineups
• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)