Javier Pinillos

Javi Pinillos
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Pinillos Fernández
Date of birth (1969-10-26) 26 October 1969
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Racing B
1990–1997 Racing Santander 24 (0)
1995–1996 → Logroñés (loan) 19 (0)
1997–1998 Burgos 23 (0)
1998–1999 Jerez 9 (0)
1999–2000 Zamora 36 (0)
2000–2001 Ponferradina 33 (0)
2001–2002 Gimnástica 35 (0)
2002–2007 Bezana
Total 179 (0)
Teams managed
2015 Racing Santander

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pinillos and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Francisco Javier 'Javi' Pinillos Fernández (born 26 October 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Pinillos graduated from local Racing de Santander's youth setup. In 1990 he made his debuts with the first team, appearing in seven games as they returned to Segunda División at the first attempt.[1]

Pinillos played his first match as a professional on 15 December 1991, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Palamós CF for the second level championship.[2] He added five appearances in the following campaign, as the club achieved another promotion.

Pinillos made his La Liga debut on 19 March 1994, coming on as a first half substitute for field player Dmitri Popov in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona.[3] Eight days later, he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 defeat at Real Zaragoza;[4] during his spell, he acted as understudy to legendary José María Ceballos.

In the 1995 summer Pinillos was loaned to second level team CD Logroñés. After appearing regularly he returned to Racing in the following year, but was demoted to third-choice and made no appearances.

Pinillos subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing Burgos CF, Jerez CF, Zamora CF, SD Ponferradina, Gimnástica de Torrelavega and CD Bezana, retiring with the latter in 2007.

Managerial career

In 2013 Pinillos returned to his first club Racing, now as a goalkeeper coach. On 3 March 2015, after Paco Fernández's dimissal, he was appointed manager of the main squad.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Javi Pinillos, 153 minutos de gloria verdiblanca (1994) (Javi Pinillos, 153 minutes of green-and-white glory (1994)); Museo Verdiblanco, 7 April 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Walter Liendo vuelve a ser determinante (Walter Liendo is again decisive); El Mundo Deportivo, 16 December 1991 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sólo un punto como mal menor (Only a point as the lesser evil); El Mundo Deportivo, 20 March 1994 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Zaragoza se impone sin problemas al Racing (Zaragoza has no problems downing Racing); El Mundo Deportivo, 28 March 1994 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Francisco Javier Pinillos asume la dirección técnica del primer equipo (Francisco Javier Pinillos takes over technical management of the first team); Racing's official website, 3 March 2015 (Spanish)
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