Pedro "Piti" Belmonte Rincón (born 13 September 1973) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a midfielder, and a current

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Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Piti finished his graduation with CE Sabadell FC, making his professional debut on 6 September 1992, playing the last three minutes of a 0–3 away loss against

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in the

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. His first goal came on 13 June of the following year, but in a 3–4 home loss against Racing de Santander. However, the ''Arquelinats'' dropped two divisions, due to financial problems. In 1994 Piti joined

Valencia CF Mestalla Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake community. Founded in 1944, an ...

, and a season later he signed with

CP Almería Club Polideportivo Almería is a football club based in the city of Almería, Andalusia, in Spain. It currently plays in División de Honor, holding home matches at ''Estadio Juventud Emilio Campra'', which holds a capacity of 2,000 people. His ...

. He returned to Sabadell in 1996, and two seasons later joined

. He resumed the most of 1his career playing for teams in his native region, and eventually hang up his boots in February 2010, aged 36, with

UDA Gramenet Unión Deportiva Atlético Gramenet Milán is a Spanish football team based in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1945 it currently plays in ''Segona Catalana – Group 4'', holding home games at '' Muni ...

.La Grama destitueix Toni Rovira i el nou tècnic serà Piti Belmonte, fins ara jugador (''Grama'' shows door to Toni Rovira and the new manager will be Piti Belmonte, former player)
324, 22 February 2010

Manager career

After hanging up his boots Villa was a manager of

, and had to deal with the club's financial problems during the 2009–10 season. In November 2010, he signed with lowly CP San Cristóbal. In June 2011, Piti was appointed manager of UE Sant Andreu. He finished his both seasons with two mid-table finishes (10th and 7th, respectively), and was relieved from his duties in May 2013. On 10 June 2013, Piti was appointed

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with ...

's manager.Piti Belmonte serà el nou entrenador del CF Badalona (Piti Belmonte will be CF Badalona's new manager)
Revista de Badalona, 10 June 2013

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Belmonte, Piti 1973 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CE Sabadell FC footballers Valencia CF Mestalla footballers UE Figueres footballers Hércules CF players UE Lleida players Algeciras CF footballers Terrassa FC footballers Real Jaén footballers CF Badalona players CF Gavà players UDA Gramenet footballers Spanish football managers UE Sant Andreu managers CF Badalona managers CE Sabadell FC B players