Pablo Pinillos

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| fullname = Pablo Pinillos Caro{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivos/fichas/1/071/4167.html|title=Pablo PINILLOS Caro|newspaper=El Mundo|language=Spanish|accessdate=28 March 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|7|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Murillo de Río Leza, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Right-back

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| years1 = 1995–1996

| years2 = 1996–1997

| years3 = 1997–1999

| years4 = 1997–1998

| years5 = 1999–2000

| years6 = 2000–2003

| years7 = 2003–2005

| years8 = 2005–2011

| clubs1 = Calahorra

| clubs2 = Pontevedra

| clubs3 = Deportivo B

| clubs4 = Deportivo La Coruña

| clubs5 = Toledo

| clubs6 = Compostela

| clubs7 = Levante

| clubs8 = Racing Santander

| caps1 = 35

| caps2 = 34

| caps3 = 65

| caps4 = 7

| caps5 = 40

| caps6 = 110

| caps7 = 65

| caps8 = 172

| totalcaps = 528

| goals1 = 5

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| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 3

| totalgoals = 11

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Pablo Pinillos Caro (born 9 July 1974) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.

In a 15-year professional career, he appeared in 213 La Liga games over the course of eight seasons (three goals), mainly representing Racing de Santander.

Club career

=Early years=

Born in Murillo de Río Leza, La Rioja, Pinillos played professionally for modest clubs in his early years, working as a bricklayer before arriving at Segunda División B team Pontevedra CF in 1996, eight hours a day.{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/deportes/2008/10/16/0003_7229709.htm|title=El fútbol según Pinillos|trans-title=Football according to Pinillos|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|first=Pedro José|last=Barreiros|language=Spanish|date=16 October 2008|accessdate=30 June 2010}}

After an uneventful two-year stint with Deportivo de La Coruña, he moved to Segunda División sides CD Toledo, SD Compostela and Levante UD, achieving La Liga promotion at the end of the 2003–04 season with the latter.{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/comunitat-valenciana/deportes/el-historico-ascenso-a-primera-con-preciado-cumple-dieciseis-anos/50000883-4263008|title=El histórico ascenso a Primera con Preciado cumple dieciséis años|trans-title=16th anniversary of historic promotion to Primera with Preciado|publisher=EFE|language=Spanish|date=4 June 2020|accessdate=29 April 2022}}

=Racing Santander=

Upon Levante's 2005 relegation, Pinillos joined Cantabria's Racing de Santander, where he coincided with former Levante coach Manuel Preciado. There, he was an undisputed defensive starter and one of the team's captains,{{cite news|url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/racing/es/desarrollo/1152211.html|title=Munitis seguirá siendo el capitán del Racing|trans-title=Munitis to continue as Racing captain|newspaper=Marca|language=Spanish|date=31 July 2008|accessdate=21 February 2014}} being instrumental in their 2007–08 historic qualification to the UEFA Cup – 32 matches, 2,716 minutes.{{cite news|url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/379897/0/cronica/racing/osasuna/|title=El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0)|trans-title=Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)|newspaper=20 minutos|language=Spanish|date=18 May 2008|accessdate=27 March 2014}}

In the following campaign, the 34-year-old Pinillos played 29 league games plus three in the continental competition, as Racing finished in 12th position. He scored his first goal in the top flight on 26 April 2009, but in a 2–1 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252948?cc=5739|title=Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Racing Santander|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=26 April 2009|accessdate=23 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090815/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252948?cc=5739|archive-date=26 October 2012}}

In early July 2011, after 191 official appearances with Racing (and 20 during the season as they again retained their division status),{{cite web|url=https://www.realracingclub.es/noticia/emotivo-homenaje-de-la-asociacion-de-penas-al-ex-jugador-racinguista-pablo-pinillos|title=Emotivo homenaje de la Asociación de Peñas al ex jugador racinguista Pablo Pinillos|trans-title=Emotional homage from Supporters Association to former Racing player Pablo Pinillos|publisher=Racing Santander|language=Spanish|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=28 March 2020}} Pinillos retired from football at the age of 37, having taken part in 354 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined. He immediately joined the club's coaching staff.{{cite web|url=http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=7704|title=Pinillos pasa a formar parte del staff técnico del Racing|trans-title=Pinillos joins Racing's coaching staff|publisher=Racing Santander|language=Spanish|date=11 July 2011|accessdate=1 September 2011}}

After the dismissal of manager Juanjo González on 7 March 2012, Pinillos was promoted to caretaker manager alongside Fede Castaños until the end of the campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=9272|title=Juan José González deja de ser entrenador del Racing|trans-title=Juanjo González is no longer the manager of Racing|publisher=Racing Santander|language=Spanish|date=7 March 2012|accessdate=7 March 2012}} Shortly after, however, Álvaro Cervera was appointed as the new coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20120311/deportes/racing/plantilla-cree-lograremos-20120311.html|title=«Si la plantilla cree en mí, lo lograremos»|trans-title="If the squad believes in me, we will do it"|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|first=Pablo|last=Sánchez|language=Spanish|date=11 March 2012|accessdate=28 March 2020}}