Ulrich Brian Pinas (born 29 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
In 1996, when Pinas was playing for the reserves of Feyenoord, he was discovered by Newcastle United at a youth tournament in Groningen.
Pinas eventually returned to Feyenoord because of the lack of playtime and the departure of his best friends at the team, Faustino Asprilla and Jon Dahl Tomasson.
At the end of the season, teams as Twente and Willem II were interested in buying him, but then Pinas suffered a serious knee injury.
When Pinas' chances of playing decreased, he was offered a trial by the Belgian team Cercle Brugge, who were desperately seeking for a left-footed winger.