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My Take
What I admire about Pinto is the quiet dignity of a career spent largely in the shadows. As Victor Valdes's understudy at Barcelona, he could have soured, yet he stayed ready through years of titles he mostly watched from the bench. That kind of patience fascinates me more than highlight reels. And the second life as a record producer and composer feels true to character: a man who waited on the pitch found his own voice in sound. I read him as proof that legacy isn't measured by minutes played but by how steadily you stand when the spotlight belongs to someone else.
Overview
José Manuel Pinto Colorado (born 8 November 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After making a name for himself at Celta, with which he made his La Liga debut, he signed for Barcelona in 2008, going on to act as backup for Víctor Valdés for the vast majority of his spell and being part of squads that won numerous titles, including three national championships and two Champion…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- José Manuel Pinto
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・マヌエル・ピント・コロラド
- Reading
- ほせ・まぬえる・ぴんと・ころらど
- Born
- November 8, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / record producer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.