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Francisco Javier García Pimienta

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García Pimienta
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Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier García Pimienta
Date of birth (1974-08-03) 3 August 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas (manager)
Youth career
1986–1992 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Barcelona C
1995–1999 Barcelona B 68 (11)
1997 Barcelona 1 (0)
1996–1997 → Extremadura (loan) 4 (0)
1998 → Figueres (loan) 9 (1)
1999–2003 Hospitalet 78 (12)
2003–2004 Sant Andreu 22 (3)
Total 189 (66)
National team
1990 Spain U16 4 (4)
Teams managed
2006–2015 Barcelona (youth)
2015–2017 Barcelona B (assistant)
2017–2018 Barcelona (youth)
2018–2021 Barcelona B
2022– Las Palmas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pimienta.

Francisco Javier García Pimienta (born 3 August 1974), known as García Pimienta, is a Spanish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of UD Las Palmas.

A left winger, García Pimienta made his senior debut with Barcelona's C-team, and later represented the reserves before making his first team debut in 1997. He featured in a further four La Liga matches with CF Extremadura, and subsequently went on to resume his career in the lower leagues. As a coach, he worked for Barça for twenty years, being named in charge of the B-side in 2018 but being dismissed in 2021.

Club career[]

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, García Pimienta joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 1986.[1] After making his senior debut for the C-side in Tercera División, he first played as a professional with the reserves in Segunda División.[2]

García Pimienta made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 May 1996, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[3] On 14 July, he was loaned to fellow top tier side CF Extremadura for one year,[4] but appeared rarely after suffering a serious injury which kept him out for the majority of the campaign.

Upon returning, García Pimienta was assigned back to the B-team, achieving promotion from Segunda División B. After a four-month loan at fellow league team UE Figueres, he moved to CE L'Hospitalet in a permanent basis.[5]

García Pimienta retired in 2004 at the age of 29, after playing for UE Sant Andreu.[6]

Managerial career[]

In 2001, while still a player, García Pimienta was the assistant of Álex García at Barcelona's Cadete squad. He left the club in 2003, only returning three years later now as manager of the very same category.

After progressing through the youth setup,[7] García Pimienta was named Gerard López's assistant at the B-side on 21 July 2015.[8] On 25 October 2017, he replaced Gabri at the helm of the Juvenil A squad.[9]

After winning the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League,[10] García Pimienta was appointed at the helm of the reserves on 25 April 2018, after the sacking of Gerard.[11] On 11 June 2021, García was dismissed after the club terminated his contract.[12]

On 24 January 2022, García Pimienta was named manager of UD Las Palmas in the second division, replacing Pepe Mel.[13]

Managerial statistics[]

As of 19 March 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Barcelona B Spain 25 April 2018 11 June 2021 102 45 28 29 142 107 +35 044.12 [14]
Las Palmas Spain 24 January 2022 Present 8 2 3 3 7 9 −2 025.00 [15]
Total 110 47 31 32 149 116 +33 042.73 —

Honours[]

Manager[]

Barcelona

References[]

  1. ^ "García Pimienta, sangre azulgrana y 'fundador' de La Masia" [García Pimienta, red-and-blue blood and 'founder' of La Masia] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Los nuevos" [The new ones] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Guardiola: "Rexach se lo merece"" [Guardiola: "Rexach deserves it"] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ "García, Duré y Gluscevic, tres nuevos delanteros para el Extremadura" [García, Duré and Glusevic, three new forwards for Extremadura] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 July 1996. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Paulo Sergio se va al Bayern" [Paulo Sergio goes to Bayern] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1999. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Garcia Pimienta, nou entrenador del Barça B" [Garcia Pimienta, new manager of Barça B] (in Catalan). Betevé Web. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Former players on the FC Barcelona coaching team". FC Barcelona. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ^ "García Pimienta, segundo de Gerard López" [García Pimienta, second of Gerard López] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Garcia Pimienta to be new Barça U19A coach". FC Barcelona. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Barcelona win their second UEFA Youth League". Marca. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Garcia Pimienta: 'I believe strongly in the Barça way of playing'". FC Barcelona. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Termination of García Pimienta's contract". FC Barcelona. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ "García Pimienta, nuevo entrenador de la UD Las Palmas" [García Pimienta, new manager of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ^ "García Pimienta: Francisco Javier García Pimienta: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
    "García Pimienta: Francisco Javier García Pimienta: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
    "García Pimienta: Francisco Javier García Pimienta: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    "García Pimienta: Francisco Javier García Pimienta: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. ^ "García Pimienta: Francisco Javier García Pimienta: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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