Mauricio Pineda (footballer, born 1975)

{{for|the American soccer player|Mauricio Pineda (soccer, born 1997)}}

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mauricio Pineda

| image =

| fullname = Mauricio Héctor Pineda

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1993–1996

| years2 = 1996–1997

| years3 = 1998–2003

| years4 = 1998–1999

| years5 = 2000–2001

| years6 = 2002–2003

| years7 = 2003–2004

| years8 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Huracán

| clubs2 = Boca Juniors

| clubs3 = Udinese

| clubs4 = → Mallorca (loan)

| clubs5 = → Napoli (loan)

| clubs6 = → Cagliari (loan)

| clubs7 = Lanús

| clubs8 = Colón

| caps1 = 73

| caps2 = 17

| caps3 = 35

| caps4 = 4

| caps5 = 22

| caps6 = 22

| caps7 = 5

| caps8 = 0

| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 173

| totalgoals = 6

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1996

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1996–1998

| nationalteam2 = Argentina

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| medaltemplates =

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{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition}}

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Mauricio Héctor Pineda (born 13 July 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He appeared for Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, scoring their winning goal in their final group match against Croatia.

In 1992, Pineda represented Argentina U23 at the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, which saw Argentina fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/argentina-v-bolivia-02-february-1992-243429/|title = Argentina v Bolivia, 02 February 1992}}