Sebastián Pinto (born 5 February 1986) is a
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. His last team was Chilean Primera B club
Deportes Temuco.
Career
Begins of his career
Pinto began his career in the youth categories of
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. , but had no regularity and was sent on loan to
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
to gain more experience. He played also in
Santos,
Godoy Cruz,
Audax Italiano and the Italian club
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
between 2008 and 2011.
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
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.
In t ...
, 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.
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
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where he scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
(one goal on a penalty shot).
Personal life
He is the son of the journalist and television presenter
Carlos Pinto. His sister, Carla, is a
DJ who took part in the
reality show in 2013.
References
External links
Official Club Player ProfileSebastián Pintoat BDFA.com.ar
Sebastián Pinto – Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean footballers
Chilean expatriate 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
S.S.D. 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 footballers in Brazil
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Men's association football forwards