García Pimienta
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Francisco Javier García Pimienta (born 3 August 1974), known as García Pimienta, is a Spanish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Las Palmas.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier García Pimienta | ||
Date of birth | (1974-08-03) 3 August 1974 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1992 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Barcelona C | 15 | (2) |
1995–1999 | Barcelona B | 68 | (11) |
1997 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Extremadura (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1998 | → Figueres (loan) | 9 | (1) |
1999–2003 | Hospitalet | 78 | (12) |
2003–2004 | Sant Andreu | 22 | (3) |
Total | 197 | (29) | |
International career | |||
1990 | Spain U16 | 4 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2015 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
2015–2017 | Barcelona B (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
2018–2021 | Barcelona B | ||
2022– | Las Palmas | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pimienta.
A left winger, García Pimienta made his senior debut with Barcelona's C-team, and later represented the reserves before making his first team debut in 1997. He featured in a further four La Liga matches with Extremadura, and subsequently went on to resume his career in the lower leagues. As a coach, he worked for Barça for twenty years, being named in charge of the B-side in 2018 but being dismissed in 2021.