Gorka Pintado

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
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Sporting Herrera
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Real Unión	35	(3)
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)
2011–2014	AEK Larnaca	61	(17)
Total		366	(100)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

Pintado was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. During his Spanish career he 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, Pintado signed with Swansea City from Granada CF for a fee of around €200,000, after netting 18 goals during the season. At the Welsh side he hooked up with compatriots Guillem Bauzà, Jordi Gómez, Roberto Martínez (coach), Àngel Rangel 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. 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. On 23 August, he signed with the club permanently.

External links

• Gorka Pintado profile at BDFutbol
• Gorka Pintado career statistics at Soccerbase
• Gorka Pintado at Soccerway