Jorge Ernesto Pineda (born 26 November 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and current football manager. He is currently married to Ena Pineda and has four daughters named Darcy, Georgina, Chelsea and another daughter from a previous relationship named Andrea.
Club career
Born in Valle Department in south Honduras, Pineda left for La Ceiba in the north to study and was snapped up by Vida.[1] He played 8 years for Vida and later for Victoria, Real Maya, Broncos and Real España.[2]
He scored 68 Honduran national league goals in total.[3]
International career
A relatively late newcomer, Pineda made his debut for Honduras in a November 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup,[5] as well as at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was a July 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 November 1995 | Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana, El Salvador |  Panama |
1–0 | 2-0 | 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Managerial career
After he finished his playing career, Pineda became assistant coach at Victoria and later became in charge himself. He has also managed Marathón,[7] F.C. Motagua[8] and moved abroad to lead Guatemalan side Suchitepéquez in the 2009 Clausura.[9] In summer 2009 he was appointed manager of Hispano,[10] returned to Victoria in summer 2010[11] and he was made coach of Necaxa ahead of the 2011 Apertura.[12] In December 2012 he replaced Carlos Martínez as coach of Vida.[13]
Honours and awards
Country
- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (1): 1995
References
- ^ Jorge Pineda: Saltó del banco al Vida Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine - Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Jorge Pineda – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Pineda nuevo técnico de Marathón Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Quiero hacer historia en Motagua Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Hondureño Jorge Pineda, nuevo entrenador del Suchitepéquez - Terra (in Spanish)
- ^ Día crucial para Hispano Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Entre dudas incia el Victoria Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Pineda: “La aspiración es llegar a semifinales” Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Jorge Pineda firma con el Vida Archived 2012-12-17 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links
- Jorge Pineda at National-Football-Teams.com
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