Nery Alberto Pumpido (born 30 July 1957) is an Argentine

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coach and former

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who played for

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in two World Cups. After retirement, Pumpido moved into club management. His nephew

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is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Pumpido began his career at his home city side

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. After a brief stint for Vélez Sársfield, where his form saw him called up for the

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squad, he moved to

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to replace the departing national 'keeper

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. Here, he became part of the side that won the

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as well as the

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for the first time in its history in 1986 under manager

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. In 1988, he transferred to Spanish club

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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. He returned to Argentina to his first club, Union in 1991. His last season was at the Lanus Athletic Club in 1993, and then he retired from football.

International career

Although chosen by Argentina national team coach

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as the third goalkeeper of the Argentina national team in the 1982 World Cup, he did not play in the tournament. Pumpido eventually made his international debut against

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the following year. He was the starting goalkeeper during Argentina's victorious 1986 World Cup campaign, playing in all seven games, conceding just five goals in 630 minutes of football, and keeping three clean sheets. At the

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, Pumpido was at fault for Cameroon's winning goal, fumbling

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's header into the net as the African nation shocked the defending champions at the tournament's opening game in

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, winning by a goal to nil. Pumpido then broke his leg in the eleventh minute of Argentina's second game against the

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. He was replaced by substitute

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(also his understudy at River Plate), who had not played a game in eight months. Goycochea eventually became key to Argentina's run to the final, saving penalty shoot-out kicks in the quarter final win over

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and the semi-final victory over hosts

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Pumpido went into management. After several seasons at Unión de Santa Fe he took over at Paraguayan side Olimpia, from the capital city of

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, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2002. After resigning from Olimpia due to a lack of " ..support from the president", he then became coach of UANL Tigres in Mexico, reaching the final of the 2003–04

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championship. Between October 2005 and July 2006, Pumpido coached Argentinian Primera División club

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, followed by brief stints at Mexican club side

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and Saudi club Al-Shabab, before his return to Olimpia, 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 club Godoy Cruz. On 3 September 2012, he returned to Unión de Santa Fe for a second spell as manager.

Honours

Player

Unión Santa Fe * Liga Santafesina de Fútbol: 1979 River Plate * Primera División: 1985–86 * Intercontinental Cup:

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Real Betis *

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runner-up: 1989–90 Argentina *

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Manager

Unión Santa Fe * Liga Santafesina de Fútbol: Apertura 2000 Olimpia *

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References

External links

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Nery Pumpido – Managerial stats in the Argentine Primera
at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pumpido, Nery 1957 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Association football goalkeepers Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Real Betis players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers La Liga players Club Olimpia managers FIFA World Cup-winning players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Argentina international footballers Argentine football managers Unión de Santa Fe managers Newell's Old Boys managers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers C.D. Veracruz managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Saudi Professional League managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia