Pinula Contreras

Francisco "Pinula" López Contreras (born 17 September 1934) is a Guatemalan former football player and coach.

Born in Santa Catarina Pinula, source of his nickname, López played as an Outside right and made his domestic league debut with Comunicaciones in 1955, and would go on to play 14 seasons at that club, winning four league titles, one domestic cup, and four Campeón de Campeones (Guatemala Super Cup).

[1] In 1956 he helped Comunicaciones win their first ever league title by scoring the championship-winning goal against arch-rivals CSD Municipal.

[2] On 18 January 1959 Comunicaciones played a friendly match against Santos FC, with Brazil's legend Pelé in its squad, at the Estadio Mateo Flores.

[1] He was also part of the Comunicaciones squad that played an exhibition match against Spanish giants Real Madrid on 20 August 1960.