Andrés Domínguez Candal aka Pierita (December 16, 1918 - October 24, 1978) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Football career

Pierita was a historic

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at '' Estad ...

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

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. 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 Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-seat ...

whom he played in

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in the 1950–51 season. He also played for the

Orihuela Deportiva CF Orihuela Deportiva Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1944 and dissolved 50 years later, it managed to play two seasons in Segunda División, the first in 1952. After finishing fi ...

on the second level and

CD Málaga Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992. History Origins The first football club in Málaga was estab ...

in the second and third level.

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* 1918 births Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santiago de Compostela Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Elche CF players CD Málaga footballers CD Alcoyano footballers Orihuela Deportiva CF footballers 1978 deaths {{Spain-footy-forward-stub