Javier Pinola

Javier Horacio Pinola (born 24 February 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a left-back.

He started his career with Chacarita Juniors in 2000, but spent most of his professional career with Nurnberg, appearing in 286 competitive games and winning the 2007 German Cup.

Club Career

Born in Olivos, Buenos Aires Province, Pinola began playing as a senior with Chacarita Juniors in the Argentine Primera Division. Two years later he moved to Spain and Atletico Madrid, going on to appear mainly for the reserves and also being loaned two times for the duration of his contract, mainly to Germany's 1. FC Nurnberg.

After solid displays in his first two seasons in the Bundesliga, adding the conquest of the German Cup in his second, to which he contributed with two goals and two assists in six games, Pinola joined Nurnberg on a permanent basis. He played 19 matches in his first year in his second spell, suffering team relegation.

Pinola continued to be a defensive mainstay for the Franconians in the following campaigns, renewing his contract first until 2013 then 2015 but leaving eventually at the end of 2014–15 after rejecting a new offer.

On 24 June 2015, Pinola was presented as a new player of Rosario Central, joining after being convinced by manager Eduardo Coudet.

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