Nicolas Emilio "Nick" Gindre (born 24 July 1984) is an Argentine footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Mpumalanga Black Aces in South Africa.

Nick Gindre
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Emilio Gindre
Date of birth (1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2001 Walton Casuals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Walton Casuals 35 (0)
2003–2007 Walton & Hersham 154 (0)
2007–2009 Woking 41 (0)
2008Croydon Athletic (loan) 15 (0)
2009 AFC Wimbledon 1 (0)
2009–2010 AmaZulu 8 (0)
2011–2012 Mpumalanga Black Aces 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Buenos Aires, Gindre moved to England at the age of 10 and began football career with Walton Casuals at 14.[2] He played for Walton Casuals for three years and moved to neighbouring club Walton & Hersham in 2003. He made his debut for Walton & Hersham in January as a 17-year-old.[1] He had a trial with Millwall in August 2005.[3] Gindre signed for Conference National team Woking in January 2007.[4] He played 40 times for Woking before he went on loan to Croydon Athletic in November 2008.[5] After returning from Croydon, he left Woking by mutual consent in January 2009 and he signed for AFC Wimbledon in February.[6][7] He was contracted by AFC Wimbledon as keeper for the injured Andy Little and signed on 19 May 2009 for AmaZulu.[8] He helped the club reach the final of the 2010 Nedbank Cup, saving three times in the semi-final penalty shootout.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Nick Gindre" (PDF). AgentKevin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Gindre settling in well". Archived from the original on 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Royal flush". Millwall F.C. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Woking snap up goalkeeper Gindre". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. ^ Cards goalie Gindre on loan [dead link]
  6. ^ "Goalkeeper Gindre leaves Woking". BBC Sport. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  7. ^ AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Nick Gindre Archived April 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "AmaZulu Sign Argentine Keeper Nick Gindre". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Third time lucky for AmaZulu". SuperSport. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  10. ^ Joseph, Shahied (18 May 2010). "AmaZulu fans celebrate Gindre". Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

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