Pierita

Pierita

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

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

Andrés Domínguez Candal aka Pierita (December 16, 1918 - October 24, 1978) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

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. These registers are managed at three different times in Elche in the second and third level. 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.

External links

• Pierita at BDFutbol