Pablo Pinillos Caro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Pinillos Caro | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Murillo de Río Leza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Calahorra | 35 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Pontevedra | 34 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Deportivo B | 64 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Deportivo La Coruña | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Toledo | 40 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Compostela | 110 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Levante | 65 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Racing Santander | 172 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Pablo Pinillos Caro (born 9 July 1974 in Murillo de Río Leza, La Rioja) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Early years
Pinillos played professionally for modest teams in his early years, working as a bricklayer before arriving at third division club Pontevedra CF in 1996, eight hours a day.[1] After an uneventful two-year stint with Deportivo de La Coruña, he moved to second level outfits CD Toledo, SD Compostela and Levante UD, achieving top flight status in 2003–04 with the latter.
[edit] Racing Santander
Upon Levante's relegation, Pinillos joined Cantabria's Racing de Santander, where he coincided with former Levante coach Manuel Preciado. There, he was an undisputed defensive starter and one of the team's captains, being instrumental in the side's 2007–08 historical UEFA Cup qualification – 32 matches, 2,716 minutes.
In the following season, 34-year old Pinillos in 29 league contests (plus three in the continental competition), as Racing finished in 12th position. On 26 April 2009, he scored his first goal in La Liga, but in a 1–2 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[2]
In early July 2011, after 189 official games with Racing (and 20 during the season as the club again retained its division status - 19 starts), Pinillos retired from football at the age of 37, having appeared in 354 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined. He immediately joined the club's coaching staff.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ El fútbol según Pinillos (Football according to Pinillos); La Voz de Galicia, 15 October 2008 (Spanish)
- ^ Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 26 April 2009
- ^ Pinillos pasa a formar parte del staff técnico del Racing (Pinillos joins Racing's coaching staff); Racing's official website, 11 July 2011 (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- Racing official profile (Spanish)
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
