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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nery Alberto Pumpido | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1957-07-30)30 July 1957 (age 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monje, Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1981 | Unión Santa Fe | 137 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Vélez Sársfield | 78 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | River Plate | 121 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Real Betis | 67 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Unión Santa Fe | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Lanus | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 440 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1990 | Argentina | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Unión Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Tigres UANL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Veracruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Al Shabab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Godoy Cruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Unión Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nery Alberto Pumpido (born 30 July 1957) is an Argentinefootball coach and formergoalkeeper who played forArgentina in twoWorld Cups. After retirement, Pumpido moved into club management. His nephewFacundo Pumpido is also a professional footballer.[1]
Pumpido began his career at his home city sideUnión de Santa Fe. After a brief stint forVélez Sársfield, where his form saw him called up for the1982 FIFA World Cup squad, he moved toClub Atlético River Plate to replace the departing national 'keeperUbaldo Fillol. Here, he became part of the side that won theArgentine Primera División as well as theCopa Libertadores for the first time in its history in 1986 under managerHéctor Veira.[2] In 1988, he transferred to Spanish clubReal Betis where, in 1989, he almost lost a finger during a training session when his wedding ring caught on a nail in the crossbar of the goal.[3] He returned to Argentina to his first club, Union in 1991. His last season before retirement from football was at the Lanus Athletic Club in 1993.
Although chosen by Argentina national team coachCésar Luis Menotti as the third goalkeeper of theArgentina national team in the1982 World Cup, he did not play in the tournament.[4] Pumpido eventually made his international debut againstParaguay the following year. He was the starting goalkeeper during Argentina's victorious1986 World Cup campaign, playing in all seven games, conceding just five goals in 630 minutes of football, and keeping three clean sheets.[5]
At the1990 World Cup, Pumpido was at fault for Cameroon's winning goal, fumblingFrançois Omam-Biyik's header into the net as the African nation shocked the defending champions at the tournament's opening game inMilan, winning by a goal to nil.[6][7] Pumpido then broke his leg in the eleventh minute of Argentina's second game against theUSSR, which the Argentines won two goals to nil.[8] He was replaced by substituteSergio Goycochea (also his understudy at River Plate),[9] who had not played a game in eight months.[8] Goycochea eventually became key to Argentina's run to the final, saving penalty shoot-out kicks in the quarter-final win overYugoslavia and the semi-final victory over hostsItaly.
After retiring as a player, Pumpido went into management. After several seasons at Unión de Santa Fe he took over at Paraguayan sideOlimpia de Asunción, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2002. After resigning from Olimpia due to a "lack of support from the president",[10] he then became coach of UANL Tigres in Mexico, reaching the final of the 2003–04Primera División de México championship. Between October 2005 and July 2006, Pumpido coached Argentinian Primera División clubNewell's Old Boys, followed by brief stints at Mexican club sideCD Veracruz and Saudi clubAl Shabab, before his return toOlimpia, Paraguay's most successful football club and winner of three Libertadores cups, as well as one Intercontinental cup. On 23 December 2011, he was hired as coach of the Argentinian clubGodoy Cruz. On 3 September 2012, he returned to Unión de Santa Fe for a second spell as manager.
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River Plate
Real Betis
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