He made his debut in the competition on 8 January 1984 in a 0–3 home loss against Sporting de Gijón where he featured 16 minutes,[2] and finished his first season with the Che with 16 games and six goals.
[3] He went on to recover fully and, in Segunda División, represented Figueres, Orihuela Deportiva (scoring a career-best 22 goals in 1990–91 but still suffering team relegation, due to irregularities),[4] Mérida and Villarreal.
[5] After being in charge of the club's academy, he worked as a director of football with Valencia, replacing Javier Subirats[6] and remaining in office until June 2004 – initially being fired in December of the previous year – leaving as manager Rafael Benítez.
[7] During five seasons, García Pitarch worked in the same capacity at Atlético Madrid,[8] being responsible for signing the likes of Diego Forlán and José Antonio Reyes.
[12] García Pitarch left the Estadio José Rico Pérez after just one year, going on to work as director of football with Real Zaragoza,[13] Baniyas Club (United Arab Emirates)[14] and Valencia.