Javier del Pino

Javier del Pino
Personal information
Full name	Javier del Pino González
Date of birth	10 July 1980 (age 43)
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 Madrid C
1999–2002	Atlético Madrid B
2000–2001	→ Rayo Majadahonda (loan)
2002	Atlético Madrid
2002–2005	Xerez
2005–2016	Numancia
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier del Pino González (born 10 July 1980) is a Spanish former 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 matches and scoring 49 goals.^[1]

Club 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 Segunda División, playing five minutes in a 4–2 home win against Real Murcia on 6 April 2002.^[2]

After three seasons with Xerez CD (also in the second tier), 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.^[3] The team were eventually relegated after ranking second-bottom, and he scored a career-best nine goals the following campaign – best in the squad – but the Sorians failed to regain their lost status.^[4]

On 1 June 2016, del Pino announced he would retire at the end of the season.^[5] His last appearance occurred three days later at the age of 35, a 2–0 home victory over already relegated Albacete Balompié.^[6]

References

^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Dani enciende la luz del Atlético (Dani lights up light of Atlético); El Mundo, 6 April 2002 (in Spanish)
^ Numancia 1–0 Barcelona Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; 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 (in Spanish)
^ 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 (in Spanish)
^ "Oh Capitán, mi Capitán", Del Pino se despide con victoria ("Oh Captain, my Captain", Del Pino says goodbye with win); Vavel, 5 June 2016 (in Spanish)

External links

Javier del Pino at BDFutbol
Javier del Pino at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Javier del Pino at Soccerway
Javier del Pino at AS.com (in Spanish)

[1] Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)

[2] Dani enciende la luz del Atlético (Dani lights up light of Atlético); El Mundo, 6 April 2002 (in Spanish)

[3] Numancia 1–0 Barcelona Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008

[4] 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 (in Spanish)

[5] 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 (in Spanish)

[6] "Oh Capitán, mi Capitán", Del Pino se despide con victoria ("Oh Captain, my Captain", Del Pino says goodbye with win); Vavel, 5 June 2016 (in Spanish)