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Tomás Pineda

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Name
  
Tomas Pineda

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper

Role
  
Football player

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Goalkeeper

1963–1968
  
UES


Full name
  
Tomas Ernesto Pineda Nieto

Date of birth
  
(1946-01-21) January 21, 1946 (age 69)

Place of birth
  
Santa Ana, El Salvador

Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto (born January 21, 1946) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

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International career

Nicknamed el Flaco (the skinny one), Pineda represented El Salvador at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, though he did not play a single match. He did appear in 2 qualifying matches for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but had been playing second fiddle to Raúl Magaña and Gualberto Fernández during his career.

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Pineda went into real estate and has worked as an architect and as an administrator at an automotive company.

Personal life

Pineda is married to Regina and is father of three sons, two of them from his first marriage.

Honours

  • Salvadoran Premier League: 2
  • References

    Tomás Pineda Wikipedia