Sebastián Pinto
 Pinto with Bursaspor in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Andrés Pinto Perurena | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Universidad de Chile | 34 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2008 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Audax Italiano | 27 | (9) |
| 2011 | Varese | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | O'Higgins | 14 | (13) |
| 2012–2014 | Bursaspor | 48 | (19) |
| 2014 | Millonarios | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | O'Higgins | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Eskişehirspor | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | Quilmes | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Palestino | 13 | (4) |
| 2019 | Deportes Temuco | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Chile | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. His last team was Chilean Primera B club Deportes Temuco.
Career
[edit]Begins of his career
[edit]Pinto began his career in the youth categories of Universidad de Chile, but had no regularity and was sent on loan to Cobreloa to gain more experience. He played also in Santos, Godoy Cruz, Audax Italiano and the Italian club Varese between 2008 and 2011.
O'Higgins, Bursaspor and Millonarios
[edit]In 2011, he came to O'Higgins where he was the second top-scorer of the tournament. In January 2012 he arrived at Turkish football club Bursaspor, being the top-scorer of the national cup with 5 goals. After almost three years at the club, he left finishing with a total of 65 games played and 29 goals. After that he went to Millonarios F.C. in 2014, playing 4 matches and scoring 1 goal.
Back to Chile
[edit]In 2015, he come back to O'Higgins, signing to the team for the Clausura 2014–15.[1]
International career
[edit]His debut for the Chile national team in 2006 on an unofficial friendly against the Aragon official football team. He returned later in 2011, in a friendly against Paraguay where he scored a hat-trick (one goal on a penalty shot).
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goal |
| 1 | 21 December 2011 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile |  Paraguay
|
3–2 | Friendly | 3(3) |
| 2 | 9 June 2012 | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |  Venezuela
|
2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Colombia
|
1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of the journalist and television presenter Carlos Pinto.[2] His sister, Carla, is a DJ who took part in the reality show Mundos opuestos 2 [es] in 2013.[3]
Following his retirement, he made his home in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, and turned into a paddle tennis player. From Brazil, he founded and manages Pádel Club Chile in Lo Barnechea, Santiago.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Comunicado oficial de O'Higgins sobre incorporación de nuevo jugador | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "El calvario de hijo de Carlos Pinto tras dejar el fútbol". El Nortero (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "[FOTOS] Recién casada: Así luce hoy Carla Pinto, la hija del presentador de "Mea Culpa"" (in Spanish). Meganoticias. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Ilic, Gabriel (6 March 2024). "El impensado presente del último héroe de la U en el Monumental: se dedica a otro deporte". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official Club Player Profile (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Pinto – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 June 2012)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Santos FC players
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- SSD Varese Calcio players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Eskişehirspor footballers
- Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie B players
- Süper Lig players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Men's association football forwards