Pedro "Piti" Belmonte Rincón (born 13 September 1973) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Belmonte Rincón | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabadell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Sabadell B | ||
| 1992–1994 | Sabadell | ||
| 1994–1995 | Valencia B | ||
| 1995–1996 | Almería | ||
| 1996–1998 | Sabadell | ||
| 1998–2002 | Figueres | 132 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Hércules | 33 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Lleida | 34 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Algeciras | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Terrassa | 32 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Jaén | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Badalona | 18 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Gavà | 61 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Gramenet | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Gramenet | ||
| 2010–2011 | San Cristóbal | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 2013–2014 | Badalona | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sant Andreu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Piti finished his graduation with CE Sabadell FC, making his professional debut on 6 September 1992, playing the last three minutes of a 0–3 away loss against UE Figueres in the Segunda División.[1] His first goal came on 13 June of the following year, but in a 3–4 home loss against Racing de Santander.[2] However, the Arquelinats dropped two divisions, due to financial problems.
In 1994 Piti joined Valencia CF Mestalla, and a season later he signed with CP Almería. He returned to Sabadell in 1996, and two seasons later joined UE Figueres. He resumed the most of 1his career playing for teams in his native region, and eventually hang up his boots in February 2010, aged 36, with UDA Gramenet.[3]
Manager career
editAfter hanging up his boots Villa was a manager of UDA Gramenet,[3] and had to deal with the club's financial problems during the 2009–10 season.[4] In November 2010, he signed with lowly CP San Cristóbal.[5]
In June 2011, Piti was appointed manager of UE Sant Andreu.[6] He finished his both seasons with two mid-table finishes (10th and 7th, respectively), and was relieved from his duties in May 2013.[7]
On 10 June 2013, Piti was appointed CF Badalona's manager.[8]
References
edit- ^ Final de locura en Figueres (Crazy final in Figueres); El Mundo Deportivo, 7 September 1992 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sabadell roza la proeza, pero pierde ante el Racing (Sabadell does the trick, but losses against Racing); El Mundo Deportivo, 14 June 1993 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b La Grama destitueix Toni Rovira i el nou tècnic serà Piti Belmonte, fins ara jugador (Grama shows door to Toni Rovira and the new manager will be Piti Belmonte, former player); 324, 22 February 2010 (in Catalan)
- ^ En la Gramenet habrá 'desbandada' general (Gramenet will have general 'disbandment'); Sport, 26 March 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Piti Belmonte nou entrenador del San Cristóbal (Piti Belmonte new manager of San Cristóbal); El Mundo Deportivo, 16 November 2010 (in Catalan)
- ^ Piti, presentat com a nou entrenador (Piti, presented as new manager); Sant Andreu's official website, 19 June 2011 (in Catalan)
- ^ Piti se va del Sant Andreu (Piti leaves Sant Andreu); El Mundo Deportivo, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Piti Belmonte serà el nou entrenador del CF Badalona (Piti Belmonte will be CF Badalona's new manager); Revista de Badalona, 10 June 2013 (in Catalan)
External links
edit- Piti Belmonte at BDFutbol
- Piti Belmonte manager profile at BDFutbol
- Futbolme profile (in Spanish)