Pierita
Pierita
Spanish footballer
Andrés Domínguez Candal aka Pierita (December 16, 1918 - October 24, 1978) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Domínguez Candal | ||
| Date of birth | (1918-12-16)December 16, 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | ||
| Date of death | October 24, 1978(1978-10-24) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Elche, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1942 | Elche | ||
| 1942–1944 | Málaga | ||
| 1945–1947 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1947–1950 | Elche | ||
| 1950–1952 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1952–1953 | Orihuela Deportiva | ||
| 1953–1954 | Elche | ||
| 1958–1959 | UD Cartagenera | ||
| 1959–1960 | Imperial | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Candal.
Pierita was a historic Elche CF player in the 1940s and 1950s and is the top scorer in the history of Elche with 123 goals in over 200 league games.[2] These registers are managed at three different times in Elche in the second and third level.[clarification needed] In Elche he achieved two promotions to the second level in seasons 1940–41 and 1948–49. His real reward came with the CD Alcoyano whom he played in La Liga in the 1950–51 season. He also played for the Orihuela Deportiva CF on the second level and CD Málaga in the second and third level.
- "Domínguez Candal, Andrés "Pierita"". elche.me/. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Palmarés del Elche CF" [Honors of Elche CF] (in Spanish). elchecf.es. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
