Javier del Pino González (born 10 July 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

Javier del Pino
Personal information
Full name Javier del Pino González
Date of birth (1980-07-10) 10 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Villaverde Boetticher
Moscardó
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Atlético Madrid C 40 (22)
1999–2002 Atlético Madrid B 43 (12)
2000–2001Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 21 (15)
2002 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2002–2005 Xerez 73 (7)
2005–2016 Numancia 292 (48)
Total 470 (104)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent the better part of his 18-year professional career with Numancia (11 seasons), appearing in 298 competitive matches and scoring 49 goals.[1]

Club career

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Del Pino was born in Madrid. An Atlético Madrid academy graduate, he managed to appear once for the first team whilst they were in the Segunda División, playing five minutes in a 4–2 home win against Real Murcia on 6 April 2002.[2]

After three seasons with Xerez CD (also in the second tier), del Pino moved to CD Numancia, where he was an important element in helping the club return to the top flight in 2008 after a three-year absence. He made his La Liga debut on 31 August of that year at the age of 28 years and one month, coming on as a substitute against FC Barcelona in a 1–0 home win.[3] The team were eventually relegated after ranking second-bottom, and he scored a career-best nine goals the following campaign – best in the squad – but the Sorians failed to regain their lost status.[4]

On 1 June 2016, del Pino announced he would retire at the end of the season.[5] His last appearance occurred three days later at the age of 35, a 2–0 home victory over already relegated Albacete Balompié.[6]

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