Michel Pineda

Michel Pineda
Personal information
Full name	Michel Pineda Ozaeta
Date of birth	9 June 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Gien, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	Auxerre
1984–1990	Español
1990–1993	Toulon
1993–1994	Racing Santander
1994–1995	Lleida
1995–1996	Alavés
Total
International career
1984–1986	Spain U21
1987	Spain U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michel Pineda Ozaeta (born 9 June 1964) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed La Liga totals of 201 matches and 49 goals over six seasons, representing in the competition Espanyol (five years) and Racing de Santander.

Club career

The son of Spanish immigrants, Pineda was born in Gien, France, and played mainly in the country of his parents during his career, with spells in his nation of birth with AJ Auxerre and Sporting Toulon Var, appearing rarely in Ligue 1 with the former club over two seasons.

He returned to Spain in the 1984 off-season, signing for RCD Español and making his La Liga debut on 1 September against Atlético Madrid (0–0 home draw, 18 minutes played). In his third year he scored 13 league goals as the Catalans finished third – the league had a second stage, which caused all the teams to play 44 fixtures – netting a career-low with the club five in the 1988–89 campaign, which ended in relegation.^[1]

Pineda then returned to France, but moved back to the Iberian Peninsula in January 1993 with Racing de Santander, scoring seven goals in only ten matches as the Cantabrian side returned to the top flight. He added the game's only in the promotion/relegation play-off against Español, in Barcelona.^[2]

Pineda finished his career at the age of 32 after one season apiece with UE Lleida and Deportivo Alavés, both in Segunda División.

Honours

Club

Español

UEFA Cup runner-up: 1987–88

International

Spain

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986

References

^ "Michel PINEDA" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^ Cánovas, Manuel C. (30 June 1993). "El Español se gana a pulso el descenso" [Español earn their relegation]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2014.

External links

Michel Pineda at BDFutbol

[1] "Michel PINEDA" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

[2] Cánovas, Manuel C. (30 June 1993). "El Español se gana a pulso el descenso" [Español earn their relegation]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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