Javier del Pino

Javier del Pino
Personal information
Full name	Javier del Pino González
Date of birth	10 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Villaverde Boetticher
	Moscardó
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Atlético C
1999–2002	Atlético B
2000–2001	→ Rayo Majadahonda (loan)
2002	Atlético Madrid
2002–2005	Xerez
2005–2016	Numancia
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Javier del Pino González (born 10 July 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

He spent the better part of his 18-year professional career with Numancia (11 seasons), appearing in 298 competitive games and scoring 49 goals.

Football career

Del Pino was born in Madrid. An Atlético Madrid academy graduate, he managed to appear once for the first team whilst they were in the second division, playing five minutes in a 4–2 home win against Real Murcia on 6 April 2002.^[1]

After three seasons with Xerez CD (also in the second level), del Pino moved to CD Numancia, where he was an important element in helping the club return to the top flight in 2008 after a three-year absence. He made his La Liga debut on 31 August of that year at the age of 28 years and one month, coming on as a substitute against FC Barcelona in a 1–0 home win;^[2] The team was eventually relegated back after ranking second from bottom, and he scored a career-best ten goals in the following campaign – best in the squad – but the Sorians failed to regain their lost status.^[3]

On 1 June 2016, del Pino announced he would retire at the end of the season.^[4] His last appearance occurred three days later at the age of 35, a 2–0 home win against already relegated Albacete Balompié.^[5]

References

^ Dani enciende la luz del Atlético (Dani lights up light of Atlético); El Mundo, 6 April 2002 Template:Es icon
^ Numancia 1–0 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008
^ Javi del Pino renueva por una temporada con el CD Numancia (Javi del Pino renews with CD Numancia for one season); Heraldo de Soria, 17 April 2015 Template:Es icon
^ Del Pino anuncia su retirada como futbolista del CD Numancia (Del Pino announces his retirement as a CD Numancia footballer); CD Numancia, 1 June 2016 Template:Es icon
^ "Oh Capitán, mi Capitán", Del Pino se despide con victoria ("Oh Captain, my Captain", Del Pino says goodbye with win); Vavel, 5 June 2016 Template:Es icon

External links

Javier del Pino at BDFutbol
Javier del Pino at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Javier del Pino at Soccerway

[1] Dani enciende la luz del Atlético (Dani lights up light of Atlético); El Mundo, 6 April 2002 Template:Es icon

[2] Numancia 1–0 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008

[3] Javi del Pino renueva por una temporada con el CD Numancia (Javi del Pino renews with CD Numancia for one season); Heraldo de Soria, 17 April 2015 Template:Es icon

[4] Del Pino anuncia su retirada como futbolista del CD Numancia (Del Pino announces his retirement as a CD Numancia footballer); CD Numancia, 1 June 2016 Template:Es icon

[5] "Oh Capitán, mi Capitán", Del Pino se despide con victoria ("Oh Captain, my Captain", Del Pino says goodbye with win); Vavel, 5 June 2016 Template:Es icon

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