Javier Pinola

Subscription

Place in overall rating 11516 of 12842

Place in club Rosario Central 3 of 3

Place in country Argentina 219 of 268

Place in category defender 3466 of 3921

Place among defenders in club Rosario Central 1 of 1

Place among defenders in country Argentina 54 of 68

Personal info

Name: Javier Pinola

Age: 41 years (23 February 1983)

Stature: 179 cm

Weight: 77 kg

Nationality:

Argentina

Status

Role: defender / edit.

Club: Rosario Central / edit.

Javier Pinola. Biography

Javier Pinola was born on February 24, 1983 in Olivos, Argentina and besides the Argentine citizenship he has also got an Italian one.

Huracán de Tres Arroyos was the club, where Javier made his first steps in football. In 2000, he left it for CA Chacarita Juniors and in 2002 transferred to Atlético Madrid where during his season and a half he got only 2 appearances for the first squad. In 2004, Pinola was loaned to Racing Club, basing in his native Argentina. But he did not stay in his homeland for long as in 2005 he was signed for FC Nürnberg. Altogether in this squad he has spent 8 seasons, appeared 187 times, scored 6 goals and what is more, he has become the local fans’ real favourite. In 2007, one of the German sport magazines named him the best defender of the season.

In 2007, the defender got a cap for the Argentina national football team, and played in the friendly match with Algeria.