Perico (Spanish footballer)

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Pinazo and the second or maternal family name is  Arias.

PericoPersonal information

Full name|  Pedro José Pinazo Arias
Date of birth|  (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth|  Málaga, Spain
Height|  1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000|  Puerta Blanca
2000–2003|  Málaga
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2003–2007|  Málaga B|  63|  (5)
2003–2007|  Málaga|  24|  (2)
2007–2009|  Castellón|  53|  (6)
2009–2011|  Salamanca|  65|  (6)
2011–2012|  Elche|  28|  (0)
2013|  Gimnàstic|  10|  (0)
2013–2014|  Cádiz|  22|  (3)
2014–2015|  AEL|  13|  (3)
2015|  Panachaiki|  4|  (0)
International career
2003|  Spain U18|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Pedro José Pinazo Arias (born 18 January 1985), known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He appeared in 222 Segunda División games over nine seasons, scoring a combined 19 goals for five clubs. He appeared in one match in La Liga, with Málaga.

## Club career

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Born in Málaga, Perico began his career with hometown's Málaga CF. Almost exclusively associated to the reserves during his early spell, he only appeared once in La Liga with the Andalusians' first team, featuring 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against RCD Mallorca on 21 June 2003.[1]

In July 2007, Perico left Málaga and signed a two-year contract with second division club CD Castellón.[2] After two seasons of regular playing time, he joined fellow league side UD Salamanca.[3]

Perico equalled a career-best five goals in 2010–11, but he could not help prevent the Castile and León team from being relegated at the end of the campaign. He subsequently continued in the second level, joining Elche CF;[4] he was released in September 2012, however, after the arrival of Carles Gil.[5]

In January 2013, Perico went on trial with Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku PFC,[6] scoring in his first friendly game, against FC Aktobe. However, nothing came of it, and he returned to his country, signing with division three's Gimnàstic de Tarragona for 18 months.[7]

On 26 June 2013, Perico was released,[8] subsequently moving to Cádiz CF also in the third tier.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Tuni dio la victoria al Mallorca en el descuento (Tuni gave win to Mallorca in injury time); Mundo Deportivo, 22 June 2003 (in Spanish)
2. ^ Perico, segundo refuerzo del Castellón (Perico, second Castellón addition); Marca, 2 July 2007 (in Spanish)
3. ^ Mercado: El Salamanca cierra el fichaje de Perico (Market: Salamanca complete Perico's signing); Goal.com, 26 June 2009 (in Spanish)
4. ^ Perico, del Salamanca, firma con el Elche por dos años (Perico, from Salamanca, signs with Elche for two years); Diario AS, 6 July 2011 (in Spanish)
5. ^ El Elche da la carta de despido a Luque y Perico (Elche show door to Luque and Perico); Marca, 4 September 2012 (in Spanish)
6. ^ "Neftchi tests Spanish midfielder Pedro Jose Pinazo Arias (Perico)". Twitter. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
7. ^ El Nàstic incorpora Pedro José Pinazo 'Perico' (Nàstic add Pedro José Pinazo 'Perico'); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 5 March 2013 (in Spanish)
8. ^ Virgili, Perico i Bueno tampoc seguiran al Nàstic (Virgili, Perico and Bueno will also not continue in Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 26 June 2013 (in Catalan)
9. ^ Perico: “El Cádiz CF es una maravilla, estoy ilusionado” (Perico: "Cádiz CF is wonderful, i expect big things"); Andalucía Información, 21 June 2013 (in Spanish)

## External links

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* Perico at BDFutbol
* Perico at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
* Perico at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals