Personal Information
Full Name | Javier Horacio Pinola |
Date of Birth | February 24, 1983 |
Age | 42 Years |
Nationality | Argentine |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Role | Left-back |
Past Team(s) |
Javier Pinola: A Brief Biography
Javier Horacio Pinola is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a left-back in the Argentine Clausura. Pinola was born on 24 February, 1983, in Olivos, Argentina.
Background
Pinola spent his youth career with the Huracán Tres Arroyos. He played for Chacarita Juniors in the Argentine Primera División as the senior player. But he has spent most of his professional career at 1.FC Nurnberg in Germany. He has appeared in 286 competitive games.
Debut
Pinola played for his country in the year 2007 in the friendly matches against Switzerland and Algeria. Also, he played 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia.
He moved to Spain in the year 2003 as he was signed by the Atlético Madrid.
Rise to Glory
Pinola played for Germany's 1. FC Nürnberg for ten years. In his second season of Bundesliga, he contributed with two goals and two assists in six games and was permanently signed by Nürnberg.
In 2007 his team won the DFB-Pokal. He has scored seven goals for the German club.
Club Career
For two seasons Pinola was part of Rosario Central. Presently, he plays for the River Plate.