Francisco Pineda García (born 31 January 1959) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Pineda García | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-01-31) 31 January 1959 (age 63) | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980 | Spain B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.