Miguel Pinto
{{short description|Chilean football goalkeeper (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Miguel Pinto
| image = Palestino - O'Higgins 20190405 19.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| fullname = Miguel Ángel Pinto Jerez
| caption = Pinto with O'Higgins in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|4}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Coquimbo Unido (assistant)
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Universidad de Chile
| years1 = 2002–2011
| clubs1 = Universidad de Chile
| caps1 = 218
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2016
| clubs2 = Atlas
| caps2 = 103
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = → Correcaminos UAT (loan)
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → Tapachula (loan)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2019
| clubs5 = O'Higgins
| caps5 = 90
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Colo-Colo
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Unión Española
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023–2024
| clubs8 = Coquimbo Unido
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 497
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2016
| nationalteam1 = Chile
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2025– | managerclubs1 = Coquimbo Unido (assistant)
}}
Miguel Ángel Pinto Jerez (born July 4, 1983) is a Chilean former football goalkeeper. He is the current assistant coach of Esteban González in Coquimbo Unido.
Club career
=Universidad de Chile=
Pinto was born in Santiago, Chile, and was thrust into action in 2002 against Universidad de Chile's biggest rival, Colo-Colo, when the team's first string goalkeeper was injured and the second string goalkeeper was ejected in the same game. In his first action against Colo-Colo he would hold them scoreless, which would foreshadow his future success against the same team. Pinto would be the team's second team goalkeeper for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 season behind Johnny Herrera. Herrera was transferred to Corinthians in 2006 pushing Pinto to become the team's first-choice goalkeeper a position he has held for three years. In 2006 Pinto drew some criticism for his low level of performance. However, in 2007 Pinto was named the best player of the year for Universidad de Chile. After a successful 2008 season, Universidad de Chile qualified for the preliminary round of the Copa Libertadores 2009, which would lead to Pinto's first participation in international club football. Universidad de Chile would go on to defeat Pachuca in the preliminary round with Pinto turning in good performances in both games of the two-legged playoff. In the group stage, Pinto would have an incredible performance against Gremio in Porto Alegre making numerous saves in order to maintain a scoreless draw. In the game Pinto received 25 shots from the Brazilian side.[http://www.adn.es/deportes/20090226/NWS-3585-Universidad-Miguel-Pinto-Chile-guardameta.html ADN.es] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234336/http://www.adn.es/deportes/20090226/NWS-3585-Universidad-Miguel-Pinto-Chile-guardameta.html |date=2011-07-19 }} Pinto would go on to play in 10 games during the tournament allowing 11 goals, which has led to rumors that Pinto will be making a move to a Mexican club Cruz Azul in mid-2009 for a reported $1.2 million.[http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/689/m%C3%A9xico/2009/06/14/1324983/mercado-cerca-miguel-pinto-de-ser-jugador-de-cruz-azul Goal.com] Pinto won his first title with Universidad de Chile at the end of the Apertura Tournament 2009. In December 2010 after being eliminated of the "Liguilla" for Copa Libertadores 2011 the president of Universidad de Chile Federico Valdés confirmed the transfer of the player to the Mexican club Atlas, in where he will play on loan from La U.[http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18081:el-final-de-la-era-pelusso-qme-voy-agradecidoq-&catid=76:u-de-chile&Itemid=117 El final de la era Pelusso: "Me voy agradecido de la 'U'"]
=Coquimbo Unido=
In December 2022, Pinto joined Coquimbo Unido from Unión Española.{{cite news |last1=Álvarez |first1=José Manuel |title=Coquimbo unido oficializó la llegada de Miguel Pinto |url=https://tntsports.cl/nacional/Coquimbo-Unido-oficializo-a-un-historico-arquero-20221227-0008.html |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=TNT Sports Chile |date=27 December 2022 |language=es}} At the end of the 2024 season, he announced his retirement with views to begin a career as a coach.{{cite news |title=Miguel Pinto: "Me retiro, pero no porque ya no hay chance o porque físicamente no me daba" |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/chile/nota/_/id/14529208/miguel-pinto-me-retiro-pero-no-porque-ya-no-hay-chance-o-porque-fisicamente-no-me-daba |access-date=6 December 2024 |work=ESPN |date=5 December 2024 |language=es}}{{cite tweet |user=ESPNChile |number=1864847427498365416 |title=Miguel Pinto se refirió a su retiro de la actividad y apuntó a ser entrenador de fútbol |date=5 December 2024 |access-date=6 December 2024 |language=es}}
International career
Pinto represented Chile in the South American Youth Championship of 2003, which is a Sub-20 tournament. In 2006 Pinto made appearances for the adult side against Ivory Coast and Ireland.{{NFT player|pid=14654}} Former Chile national coach Nelson Acosta named Pinto as the third goalkeeper for the Copa America 2007 tournament. However Pinto refused to be the third goalkeeper and did not make the trip to Venezuela. In 2007, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa took over the Chile national team and he regularly names Pinto as the second goalkeeper behind Claudio Bravo. In May 2009, Pinto along with Chile participated in the Kirin Cup and in two games Pinto allowed five goals.
Personal life
Pinto designs his own goalkeeper jersey, such as former goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert.{{Cite web |url=http://www.terra.cl/deportes/index.cfm?accion=futbolnacional&id=744698 |title=Terra.cl |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-date=2011-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527090829/http://www.terra.cl/deportes/index.cfm?accion=futbolnacional&id=744698 |url-status=dead }} Pinto regularly incorporates a lion or owl into his designs, which are the mascots of Universidad de Chile.[http://megagalerias.terra.cl/galerias/index.cfm?id_galeria=19442 Megagaliers.terra.cl]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
His older brother, {{ill|lt=Rodrigo|Rodrigo Pinto Jerez|es}}, is a former professional football goalkeeper who made an appearance for the Chile national team.{{cite web |title=Rodrigo Pinto |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/2000/02/rodrigo-pinto.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=5 September 2022 |language=es}} Pinto also has a twin brother named Juan Francisco.[http://www.lacuarta.cl/contenido/64_48105_9.shtml Lacuarta.cl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707135847/http://www.lacuarta.cl/contenido/64_48105_9.shtml |date=2009-07-07 }}
Pinto is also known by his nicknames, Miguelito and Criptonita (kryptonite).
Coaching career
A graduated football manager, Pinto joined the technical staff of Esteban González in Coquimbo Unido as the assistant coach following his retirement in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Escobillana |first1=Felipe |title=Fue mundialista en Sudáfrica, se retiró del fútbol y a los días agarra pega de ayudante técnico |url=https://redgol.cl/chile/miguel-pinto-agarro-pega-en-coquimbo-unido-a-la-semana-de-haberse-retirado |website=RedGol |access-date=17 December 2024 |language=es |date=11 December 2024}}
All-time club statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|America !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="17" style="text-align:center;"|Universidad de Chile
|!colspan="2"|Apertura 2002 |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2002
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2003
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2" | ||||
| |2 | 0 | ||||||
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2003
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2004
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2004
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2005
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2005
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2006
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2006
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2007
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2007
|24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2008
|22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2008
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |0 | 20 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2009
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Clausura 2009
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| !colspan="2"|Apertura 2010
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Career totals Universidad de Chile
!218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 232 | 0 |
- America = Sudamericana y Libertadores
Honours
=Player=
;Universidad de Chile
=Individual=
- America best goalkeeper: 2009
- Copa Sudamericana best goalkeeper (1): 2009
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|miguel-angel-pinto/21746}}
- {{Medio Tiempo|miguel-angel-pinto}}
{{2009 South American Team of the Year}}
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{{Chile squad 2010 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Chile squad 2011 Copa América}}
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Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile
Category:Chilean men's footballers
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Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players
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Category:O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Category:Colo-Colo footballers
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Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Atlas F.C. footballers
Category:Correcaminos UAT footballers
Category:Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers
Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers