Jesús García Pitarch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Vicente García-Pitarch Marco | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | La Pobla de Vallbona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlètic Vallbonense | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1983 | Mestalla | ||
| 1983–1985 | Valencia | 37 | (9) |
| 1983–1984 | → Gandia (loan) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Español | 30 | (6) |
| 1988–1990 | Figueres | 48 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Orihuela Deportiva | 35 | (22) |
| 1991–1993 | Logroñés | 53 | (6) |
| 1993–1994 | Mérida | 28 | (13) |
| 1994–1996 | Villarreal | 67 | (14) |
| 1996–1997 | Murcia | 21 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1985 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1984 | Spain amateur | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jesús Vicente García-Pitarch Marco (born 14 November 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger, and the current chairman of Hércules CF.
Playing career
Also known as Suso in his playing days, García Pitarch was born in La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencian Community, and played in 120 La Liga games over the course of six seasons (21 goals), spending two apiece with local Valencia CF, RCD Español and CD Logroñés. He made his debut in the competition on 8 January 1984 in a 0–3 home loss against Sporting de Gijón (16 minutes played), and finished his first season with the Che with 16 games and six goals.
Whilst with Catalonia's Español, García Pitarch missed the entire 1986–87 campaign due to a bout of glomerulonephritis.[1] He went on to recover fully and, in Segunda División, represented UE Figueres, Orihuela Deportiva CF (scoring a career-best 22 goals in 1990–91 but still suffering team relegation, due to irregularities), CP Mérida and Villarreal CF.
Post-retirement
García Pitarch majored in law in 1987, opening a firm in his hometown. After being in charge of the club's academy, he worked as a director of football with Valencia, replacing Javier Subirats[2] and remaining in office until June 2004 – initially being fired in December of the previous year[3]– leaving as manager Rafael Benítez.
During five seasons García Pitarch worked in the same capacity at Atlético Madrid, being responsible for signing the likes of Diego Forlán or José Antonio Reyes[4][5] On 4 July 2012 he was elected president of Hércules CF in the second level,[6] also being the main decider in the football department.[7]
References
- ↑ García Pitarch: Recuerdos en el dique seco (García Pitarch: Memories from the recovery room); El Mundo Deportivo, 31 October 1986 (Spanish)
- ↑ Máximo rendimiento con el mínimo dinero (High income with low money); El País, 29 May 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valencia destituye a García Pitarch (Valencia fires García Pitarch); El País, 4 December 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ The helmsman has changed but Atlético Madrid remain a complete shipwreck; The Guardian, 23 March 2009
- ↑ Atlético Madrid turn drama into crisis as Gil jnr keeps on digging; The Guardian, 14 September 2009
- ↑ García Pitarch, nuevo presidente del Hércules (García Pitarch, new president of Hércules); Marca, 4 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ García Pitarch tendrá como presidente la última palabra (García Pitarch will have as president the last word); Diario AS, 6 July 2012 (Spanish)