Javier Pinola

Personal information
Javier Horacio Pinola

Full name	Javier Horacio Pinola
Date of birth	February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24) (age 25)
Place of birth	Olivos, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	1. FC Nuremberg
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2002 2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Chacarita Juniors Atlético Madrid B Atlético Madrid Racing Club 1. FC Nuremberg	45 (1) 0? (?) 02 (0) 54 (1) 76 (3)^[1]
National team²
2007	Argentina	01 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 27, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier Horacio Pinola is an Argentine football defender. He was born on February 24, 1983, in the city of Olivos in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Nuremberg of the Bundesliga in Germany.

Pinola started his career at Chacarita Juniors in the Primera Division Argentina in 2000. He soon earned a transfer to Atlético Madrid in Spain. It was during his spell at Atlético that he was called up to represent the Argentina national football team at under 20 level.

In 2004 Pinola returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club, but after only one season he went back to Europe when he signed for 1. FC Nuremberg.

In 2007, he was named by Alfio Basile as a member of the Argentina national football team to play in friendly matches against Switzerland and Algeria, and made his debut on June 5, 2007 against Algeria.