Adolfo Baines Pilart

Adolfo Baines
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Baines Pilart
Date of birth 12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) (age 40)
Place of birth Isaba, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Getafe ? (?)
1998–1999 Gimnàstic ? (?)
1999–2003 Badajoz 99 (0)
2003–2006 Tenerife 4 (0)
2006–2007 Milton Keynes Dons 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Adolfo Baines Pilart (born 15 February 1972) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Isaba, Navarre, Baines started his football career in the third division, with Getafe CF and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In 1999, he moved to another side in the category, CD Badajoz, which he helped promote to the second level in his first year, maintaining his position in the subsequent three seasons, with the Extremadura side being relegated in his final year.

In the ensuing summer, Baines signed with another Segunda club, penning a two-year contract with CD Tenerife. He eventually stayed for three, but only managed to be a backup, amassing only four league matches combined.

Subsequently, Baines signed with England's Milton Keynes Dons (League Two) on a free transfer. He had a stormy start to the season, as he was sent off in his first league game for the Dons, after handling the ball outside the area, in a 2–1 win against Bury FC.[1] He was soon dropped to the bench when the club took Lee Harper on loan from Northampton Town.

After having spent the majority of his spell on the club's transfer list,[2] Baines was released by Milton Keynes in May 2007.[3] In 2011, he returned to his former team Gimnàstic, as a goalkeeper coach.[4]

References

  1. ^ MK Dons 2–1 Bury; BBC Sport, 5 August 2006
  2. ^ Six put on list by MK Dons boss; BBC Sport, 23 October 2006
  3. ^ Allen starts shake-up at MK Dons; BBC Sport, 21 May 2007
  4. ^ David Valle y Baines, presentados (David Valle and Baines, presented); Gimnàstic's official website, 1 July 2011 (Spanish)

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