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Sebastián Pinto
Pinto with Bursaspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Andrés Pinto Perurena
Date of birth (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
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)
2006Cobreloa (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

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Begins of his career

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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

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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

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In 2015, he come back to O'Higgins, signing to the team for the Clausura 2014–15.[1]

International career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "El calvario de hijo de Carlos Pinto tras dejar el fútbol". El Nortero (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "[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.
  4. ^ 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.
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