José Manuel Pinto
José Manuel Pinto in February 2010
José Manuel Pinto Colorado ( born November 8, 1975 in El Puerto de Santa María ) is a Spanish football player. The goalkeeper plays for FC Barcelona since 2008.
Career
José Manuel Pinto was ten years crowd favorite of the Spanish football club Celta de Vigo. Since joining in 1998 by the 2nd team of Real Betis, he managed to work his way into one of the most renowned goalkeeper of Spain. However, it was only from the 2004/05 season the undisputed choice goalkeeper of the club. So he won in the 2005/06 season, as Vigo qualified for the UEFA Cup, the Trofeo Zamora, División title for the goalkeeper with least goals conceded in La Liga. Still, he could not prevent the descent of the team Celta de Vigo, which he then descended again to and again in the following season.
During the second half of 2007/ 08 Pinto was loaned for a rental fee of 500,000 euros to FC Barcelona, as the second goalkeeper of the Catalans, Albert Jorquera had suffered a cruciate ligament injury in a game with the selection of Catalonia. In three games for Barcelona, he conceded eight goals. Nevertheless, Barcelona broke on May 30, 2008, his option to buy the player and gave him a contract for one year with a renewal option.
Pinto guards regularly since then in the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Cup, the gate of FC Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés instead of. In December 2012, Pinto extended his contract until 2014.
On 25 August 2010 he was a hero of the final of Torneig Gamper, as he parried three times in a penalty shoot-out against AC Milan.
Achievements
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
- UEFA Champions League: 2009, 2011
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011
- Spanish Champion: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
- Spanish Cup: 2009, 2012
- Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011
- Trofeo Zamora: 2006