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
Career
Begins of his career
Pinto began his career in the youth categories of
O'Higgins, Bursaspor and Millonarios
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
In 2015, he come back to O'Higgins, signing to the team for the Clausura 2014–15.[1]
International career
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 | Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
|
 Venezuela
|
2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 11 September 2012 | Santiago, Chile
|
 Colombia
|
1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
Personal life
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
- ^ "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.
- 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
- 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)