Antonio Pinilla

Antonio Pinilla Miranda ( born February 25, 1971 in Badalona ) is a former Spanish footballer, who until 2008 at Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Spain's Segunda División played.

  • 2.1 FC Barcelona
  • 2.2 Spain
  • 2.3 Gimnàstic Tarragona

Playing career

Barcelona

Antonio Pinilla started his career with the Spanish top club FC Barcelona. From 1988 to 1991 he ran for the B - team of the Catalans, then he gave in 1990 his professional debut for Barça. There, however, he never was able to prevail because of the enormous competition in the much-quoted "Dream Team" in the early 1990s. However, he celebrated his greatest successes with Barcelona. Depending on a championship, Cup victory and Supercup victory he achieved with the club.

He was then loaned out to league rivals RCD Mallorca. There he was first regularly used with four goals in 21 games. However, at the end of the season, the Majorcan dismounted as Table. The following year, Pinilla was awarded again. This season he played for Albacete Balompié, also in the first division.

CD Tenerife

For CD Tenerife Pinilla played a total of seven years as a striker. Among other things, he scored the first goal for Tenerife in European competition at all, when he met on 15 September 1993 against the French AJ Auxerre. In 130 games, he hit 30 times for the Canaries. Even though Tenerife 98/99 relegation, Pinilla remained another year in League 2 The 2000/01 season spent Pinilla in Segunda División, as he went to the second division side UD Salamanca.

Gimnàstic Tarragona

In summer 2001, Pinilla returned to his Catalan homeland and went to the third division Gimnàstic de Tarragona. As a leader, a player, he led the club to soar, the (2003/ 04 in the Segunda División and 2005/2006 in the Primera División ) of two ascents was crowned. But after only a year Pinilla rose with his club again in the second division. Previously, he met 33 times in 185 games. After all, succeeded after the descent of the 2-1 win in the final of the Copa Catalunya over the great arch-rivals FC Barcelona. After the 2007/ 08 season, he finished his career at Gimnàstic Tarragona.

Internationally

Although Pinilla never played for the Spanish national team, he won at the 1992 Olympic Games in his native Catalonia with the Spanish U23 gold medal.

Achievements

FC Barcelona

Spain

Gimnàstic Tarragona

  • 2005/2006 - Rise in the Primera División
  • 2007 - Copa Catalunya
FC Barcelona B Albacete Balompié Copa del Rey
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