Gorka Pintado

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Gorka Pintado
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Pintado del Molino
Date of birth	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AEK Larnaca
Number	23
Youth career
	Sporting Herrera
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2001	Real Unión	28	(2)
2001–2002	Osasuna B	34	(11)
2002–2003	Leganés	16	(0)
2004–2005	Figueres	37	(7)
2005–2007	Gramenet	71	(33)
2007–2008	Granada	33	(18)
2008–2011	Swansea City	73	(7)
2011	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	6	(4)
2011–	AEK Larnaca	45	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:08, 20 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pintado and the second or maternal family name is Del Molino.

Gorka Pintado del Molino (born 24 March 1978 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays AEK Larnaca F.C. in the Cypriot First Division, as a striker.

Football career

During his Spanish career Pintado played mostly in the third division, having an unassuming spell in the second level with CD Leganés (no goals scored in nearly two full seasons).

On 6 June 2008, at already 30, he signed with Swansea City from Granada CF for a fee of around €200,000, after netting 18 goals during the season.^[1] At the Welsh outfit, Pintado hooked up with compatriots Roberto Martínez (coach), Guillem Bauzà, Àngel Rangel, Jordi Gómez and Albert Serrán, and he scored his first league goal for the club during a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest, at the Liberty Stadium.

Although limited to substitute appearances, Pintado netted his fourth goal of the season in Swansea's 2–2 draw at home to Cardiff City, volleying home for the equaliser.^[2] He went on to score three more times, against Derby County, Southampton and Crystal Palace.

On 6 January 2011 Pintado moved to AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, on loan until June.^[3] On 23 August, he signed with the club permanently.

References

↑ Leighton James' column; BBC Sport, 28 August 2008
↑ Swansea 2–2 Cardiff; BBC Sport, 30 November 2008
↑ Cruyff signs Gorka for AEK Lanarka; Swansea City's official website, 7 January 2011

External links

BDFutbol profile
Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Gorka Pintado career stats at Soccerbase
Transfermarkt profile

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Persondata
Name	Pintado, Gorka
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	24 March 1978
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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