Francisco Pineda

Francisco Pineda
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Pineda García
Date of birth	31 January 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1980	Castilla
1980–1985	Real Madrid
1985–1988	Zaragoza
1988–1990	Málaga
Total
National team
1982	Spain U21
1982	Spain U23
1980	Spain B
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco Pineda García (born 31 January 1959) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Football career[]

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Pineda started playing professionally at La Liga giants Real Madrid. He appeared relatively for the capital club during his five-year spell but, following the signing of Argentine Jorge Valdano and the emergence of youth product Emilio Butragueño, was deemed surplus to requirements – the team also did not win one single national championship in that timeframe – leaving in the 1985 summer.

Pineda subsequently signed for Real Zaragoza, winning the Copa del Rey in his debut season while adding seven goals in the league for the fourth-placed side. From 1988 onwards, however, he suffered greatly with injuries, hardly getting a game at the Aragonese and his following club, hometown's CD Málaga; he retired at the age of 31, immediately after his team's top flight relegation.

Honours[]

Real Madrid

Zaragoza

Copa del Rey: 1985–86

External links[]

Francisco Pineda at BDFutbol