José Manuel Pinto
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| José Manuel Pinto | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Manuel Pinto Colorado | |
| Date of birth | 8 November 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Cadiz, Spain | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1994–1997 |
Safa San Luís CD Real Betis B |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–1998 1998–2008 2008 2008– |
Real Betis Celta de Vigo → FC Barcelona (loan) FC Barcelona |
1 (0) 181 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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José Manuel Pinto Colorado, more commonly known as Pinto (born 8 November 1975 in Cadiz) is a Spanish football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for FC Barcelona.
Pinto, a product of Real Betis' youth system, switched to Celta Vigo in 1998, with whom he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the 2005-06 season, after allowing just 28 goals in 36 matches, a goals per match ratio of 0.78.
Pinto made his debut with FC Barcelona on April 26, 2008, in a match against Deportivo La Coruña, which Barcelona lost 2-0.
José Manuel Pinto signed for FC Barcelona on January 18, 2008 after moving from Celta Vigo, where he spent the last ten seasons.
He arrived as cover for the injured Albert Jorquera after the Catalan keeper damaged knee ligaments during the festive break.
Born in Puerto de Santa Maria (Cádiz) on November 15, 1975, Pinto start his professional career in Andalucia. After spending three seasons with Real Betis's B side, he moved up to the first team and made his debut for the club during the 1997/98 campaign. A year later he agreed to move to Celta Vigo, where would spend the next decade before leaving to go to Camp Nou.
After being replaced by Toni Prats at Betis, Pinto opted to join Celta and it was there that he found stability and was awarded the captain's armband. He went on to play 126 games in la Primera, 56 matches in la Segunda A as well as appearing in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup regularly with the club. As well as helping the side to qualify for the Champions League in 2003/04, Pinto won the Zamora Trophy as the best keeper in the league in 2005/06.
That year, Pinto conceded just 28 goals in 37 league matches (an average of 0.75 per game) and helped guide the team to sixth place in the top flight and into the UEFA Cup. The season before had seen Víctor Valdés win the Zamora.
Pinto made his debut with FC Barcelona on April 26, 2008, in a match against Deportivo La Coruña, which Barcelona lost 2-0. His second match also ended in defeat, as Barcelona lost 3-2 (despite being 2-0 up) at home to Mallorca.
On 30th May 2008 FC Barcelona signed Pinto on a permanent bases on a 2 year contract from Celta de Vigo for €500,000.
[edit] Honours
Celta de Vigo 2001-02 Copa del Rey Runner-Up
Individual Awards 2005-06 Spanish League Zamora
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Preceded by Victor Valdes |
Ricardo Zamora Trophy 2005-06 |
Succeeded by Roberto Abbondanzieri |
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