Javier Horacio Pinola

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Personal information
Javier Horacio Pinola
Full name	Javier Horacio Pinola
Date of birth	February 24, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	Olivos, Argentina
Height	182cm
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Nürnberg
Number	25
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2002 2002-2003 2002 2004-2005 2005-Present	Chacarita Juniors Atlético Madrid B Atlético Madrid Racing Club Nürnberg	?(?) ?(?) ?(?) ?(?) 41(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 16, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier Horacio Pinola is an Argentine football defender. He was born on February 24, 1983, in the city of Olivos in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Nürnberg of the Bundesliga in Germany.

Pinola started his career at Chacarita Juniors in the Primera Division Argentina in 2000. He soon earned a transfer to Atlético Madrid in Spain. It was during his spell at Atlético that he was called up to represent the Argentina national football team at under 20 level.

In 2004 Pinola returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club, but after only one season he went back to Europe when he signed for 1. FC Nürnberg.

1. FC Nürnberg - Current Squad
1 Schäfer \| 3 Beauchamp \| 4 Gláuber \| 5 Wolf \| 6 Galásek \| 7 Nikl \| 8 Polák \| 9 Sibon \| 10 Banović \| 11 Mintál \| 13 Saenko \| 16 Heffernan \| 18 Klewer \| 19 Kristiansen \| 20 Kennedy \| 21 Schroth \| 22 Engelhardt \| 23 Spiranovic \| 24 Greško \| 25 Pinola \| 26 Weber \| 28 Reinhardt \| 30 Stephan \| 31 Paulus \| 32 Benko \| 33 Vittek \| 34 Huber \| 35 Pagenburg \| 36 Mnari