Antonio Pinilla

Barcelona

Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pinilla was brought up at FC Barcelona. During the 1989–90 season, a week before turning 19, Johan Cruyff handed him his La Liga debut on 18 February 1990 in a match against Rayo Vallecano; he featured 25 minutes in the 4–1 away win, having come on as a substitute for Julio Salinas. The following campaign, Barcelona won the league and Pinilla appeared in seven matches, scoring an important goal against Valencia CF. He also played in the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, subbing in for veteran José Ramón Alexanko in a 2–1 loss to Manchester United. However, strong competition in the emerging Dream Team meant Pinilla had to leave Barça on loan, and he joined RCD Mallorca, in a season that ended in top-division relegation. For 1992–93, he signed with top-flight newcomers Albacete Balompié, only missing two games and scoring eight goals as the Castilla–La Mancha club retained its league status.

Tenerife and Gimnàstic

Pinilla was finally released in the summer of 1993, signing for CD Tenerife where he remained seven seasons, helping the Canary Islands team to reach the semi-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup; he previously entered the club's history books when scoring its first goal ever in European competition, against AJ Auxerre on 15 September 1993. 1998–99 brought with it relegation, and the player followed the side into Segunda División. After one season with UD Salamanca, also in the second tier, Pinilla…

Pinilla never earned one full cap for Spain, but did represent the nation at various youth levels. Additionally, he was a member of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, appearing in two of six games. Pinilla also played seven matches with the unofficial Catalonia national team.

Barcelona

La Liga: 1990–91 Supercopa de España: 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1990–91 Gimnàstic

Copa Catalunya: 2007 Spain U23

Summer Olympic Games: 1992