Fausto Manuel Pinto Rosas (born 8 August 1983) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On December 23, 2008, Fausto Pinto left

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and started playing with

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, Mexican coach asked for Fausto Pinto's services for the

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held in the United States. However, Pinto's debut did not happen until the 2007 Copa América against

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in a 2–0 win.

Honours

Pachuca * Mexican Primera División: Invierno 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2002, 2007,

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* Copa Sudamericana: 2006 *

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: 2007 Cruz Azul * CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14 Mexico *

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: 2009 Individual *

All-Tournament Team: 2009

References

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* * 1983 births Living people Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 Copa América players C.F. Pachuca players Cruz Azul footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Liga MX players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Culiacán 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Footballers from Sinaloa Mexican footballers {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub