Tomás Pineda

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

Tomás Pineda
Personal information
Full name Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto
Date of birth (1946-01-21) January 21, 1946
Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1968 UES
1968–1971 Alianza
1971–1973 Juventud Olímpica
1974 UES
1975–77 Luis Ángel Firpo
National team
1976 El Salvador
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2011

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

1971, 1973
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References

  1. 1970 World Cup, El Salvador Roster - FIFA
  2. Tomás PinedaFIFA competition record
  3. “Don Gregorio se lo merece” Archived 2012-07-07 at Archive.today - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
  • Profile - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)


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