Francisco Pineda (footballer, born 1959)

For the Salvadoran environmentalist, see Francisco Pineda (environmentalist).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pineda and the second or maternal family name is García.

Francisco Pineda

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Pineda García
Date of birth	(1959-01-31) 31 January 1959
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Castilla	36	(8)
1980–1985	Real Madrid	91	(27)
1985–1988	Zaragoza	79	(18)
1988–1990	Málaga	8	(2)
Total		214	(55)
International career
1982	Spain U21	1	(0)
1982	Spain U23	1	(0)
1980	Spain B	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Copa del Rey: 1981–82
• Copa de la Liga: 1985
• UEFA Cup: 1984–85

Zaragoza

• Copa del Rey: 1985–86

External links

• Francisco Pineda at BDFutbol