Gorka Pintado

Gorka Pintado
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Pintado del Molino
Date of birth	24 March 1978
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Arrobi Berri
	Sporting Herrera
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Real Unión
2001–2002	Osasuna B
2002–2003	Leganés
2004–2005	Figueres
2005–2007	Gramenet
2007–2008	Granada
2008–2011	Swansea City
2011	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)
2011–2014	AEK Larnaca
2014–2015	Atarfe Industrial
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 campaign.^[1] 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 them during a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest, at the Liberty Stadium.^[2]

Although limited to substitute appearances, Pintado netted his second goal of the season in Swansea's 2–2 draw at home to Cardiff City, volleying home for the equaliser.^[3] He went on to score three more times, against Southampton,^[4] Derby County^[5] and Crystal Palace.^[6]

On 6 January 2011, Pintado moved to Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC on loan until June.^[7] On 23 August, the move was made permanent.

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