Pedro Pineda

Pedro Pineda
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Pineda Deras
Date of birth	30 November 1971
Place of birth	Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza (Manager)
Youth career
1991	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991	AC Milan
1991–1992	Guadalajara
1992–1995	Club América
1995–1996	Toros Neza
1996–1997	Club América
1997–1998	Necaxa
1999	Atlante
1999	Monterrey
2000	Cruz Azul
2000–2001	Pachuca
2001	La Piedad
2002–2004	Atlante
2003	Club Puebla
International career
1991	Mexico U20
1992	Mexico / Mexico Olympic
Managerial career
2007–2010	Deportivo Lerma
2017	Leopardos FC
2018	Héroes de Veracruz
2021–	Zaragoza
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Born and raised in Nezahualcóyotl in the eastern outskirts of Mexico City, Pineda was one of the first Mexican footballers to join a Serie A club, which was AC Milan in 1991.^[1] He was signed by the club after the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1991. After an unsuccessful stint in Milan, where he played a few league games despite his five-year contract, he returned to Mexico where he played for a number of teams in the Mexican 1st Division. He made his debut for Chivas Guadalajara in the 1991–92 season at the age of 19.

A well-traveled player, Pineda represented nine different clubs in the Mexican top flight, some more than once. Perhaps his best year came in 1998, when he scored 11 goals in both the Verano and Invierno tournaments. In that year, he played for Necaxa as the team finished second in the Verano 1998 tournament and won the Invierno 1998 tournament. Pineda also helped Pachuca to a runner-up finish in the Verano 2001 tournament.

His last job was related to Mexican football. He coached Lerma in third Mexican professional football league.

In February 2025, following the historic signing of Santiago Giménez, Pineda revealed in an interview saying that a financial fallout between the Italian club and Pineda’s management at the time led to his departure from the club.^[2]

References

^"Medio Tiempo | la Casa del Futbol". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
^Reséndiz, Graciela (7 February 2025). "Pedro Pineda narra su historia y abandono con el AC Milan". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

External links

Pedro Pineda – FIFA competition record (archived)
(in Spanish)BDFA profile

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[1] "Medio Tiempo | la Casa del Futbol". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.

[2] Reséndiz, Graciela (7 February 2025). "Pedro Pineda narra su historia y abandono con el AC Milan". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

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