Adolfo Baines Pilart
Encyclopedia
Adolfo Baines Pilart is a retired Spanish
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
, with Getafe CF
and Gimnàstic de Tarragona
. In 1999, he moved to another side in the category, CD Badajoz
, which he helped promote in his first year, maintaining his position in the subsequent three seasons, with the Extremadura
side being relegated in his final year.
In the ensuing summer, Baines signed with another Segunda División
club, penning a two-year contract with CD Tenerife
; he eventually stayed for three, but only managed to be a backup, amassing only four league matches combined.
Subsequently, Baines signed with England
's Milton Keynes Dons
(League Two) on a free transfer. He had a stormy start to the season, as he was sent off
in his first league game for the Dons, after handling the ball outside the area, in a 2–1 win against Bury FC
. He was soon dropped to the bench when the club took Lee Harper
on loan from Northampton Town
.
After having spent the majority of his spell on the club's transfer list, Baines was released by Milton Keynes in May 2007. In 2011, he returned to his former team Gimnàstic, as a goalkeeper coach.
Spain
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footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Baines started his football career in the Spanish third divisionSegunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, with Getafe CF
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....
and Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, usually referred to as Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team currently plays in Segunda División....
. In 1999, he moved to another side in the category, CD Badajoz
CD Badajoz
Club Deportivo Badajoz, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it plays in 2ªB - Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, with a 15,200-seat capacity.-History:...
, which he helped promote in his first year, maintaining his position in the subsequent three seasons, with the Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
side being relegated in his final year.
In the ensuing summer, Baines signed with another Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
club, penning a two-year contract with CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...
; he eventually stayed for three, but only managed to be a backup, amassing only four league matches combined.
Subsequently, Baines signed with England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
(League Two) on a free transfer. He had a stormy start to the season, as he was sent off
Ejection (sports)
In sports, an ejection is one of several disqualifying actions assessed to a player or coach by a game official , usually for unsportsmanlike conduct....
in his first league game for the Dons, after handling the ball outside the area, in a 2–1 win against Bury FC
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
. He was soon dropped to the bench when the club took Lee Harper
Lee Harper
Lee Charles Philip Harper is an English footballer who was most recently player-manager of Kettering Town. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Playing career:...
on loan from Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
.
After having spent the majority of his spell on the club's transfer list, Baines was released by Milton Keynes in May 2007. In 2011, he returned to his former team Gimnàstic, as a goalkeeper coach.