Tomás Pineda

Tomás Pineda

Pineda in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto
Date of birth	(1946-01-21) January 21, 1946 (age 79)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	UES
1968–1971	Alianza
1971–1973	Juventud Olímpica
1974	UES
1975–77	Luis Ángel Firpo
International career
1976	El Salvador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 September 2011

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinedaand the second or maternal family name is Nieto.

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

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. ^[1] He did appear in 2 qualifying matches for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Personal life

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

Honours

• Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador: 2

1971, 1973

References

1. 1970 World Cup, El Salvador Roster - FIFA
2. Tomás Pineda – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. “Don Gregorio se lo merece” Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)

External links

• Profile - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)