| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Pineda García | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1980 | Castilla | ||
| 1980–1985 | Real Madrid | 91 | (27) |
| 1985–1988 | Zaragoza | 79 | (18) |
| 1988–1990 | Málaga | 8 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980 | Spain B | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francisco Pineda García (born 31 January 1959 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
Pineda started playing professionally at La Liga giants Real Madrid. He appeared relatively for the capital side 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 club also did not win one single national championship in that timeframe - leaving in the 1985 summer.
He subsequently signed for Real Zaragoza, winning the domestic cup in his debut season, while adding seven goals in the league for the fourth-placed team. From 1988 onwards however, Pineda 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 the Andalusia side's top flight relegation.