Nils Pichinot (born 29 August 1989) is a German professional

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who plays as a forward.

Career

Pichinot began his professional career with

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in 2009, and made his debut in a

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first round victory over

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, as a substitute for

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. He scored in his only league appearance for the club, a last-minute winning goal in a 2–1 win over Rot-Weiss Ahlen, after coming on as a substitute for Florian Bruns. For the remainder of his time at St. Pauli, Pichinot played regularly for the reserve team, before signing for Carl Zeiss Jena in January 2011, where he spent 18 months, leaving in 2012 after they were relegated from the

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to sign for

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, who had been promoted to the third tier. He moved alongside

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, who had also been a teammate of his at St. Pauli. After one season with Halle he signed for Goslarer SC 08. A year later he moved on again, to Wacker Nordhausen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pichinot, Nils 1989 births Living people German men's footballers Footballers from Hamburg Men's association football forwards FC St. Pauli players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Hallescher FC players Goslarer SC 08 players FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen players KSV Hessen Kassel players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players