Gonzalo Pineda never could stay away from the game, or Seattle, for long.
Pineda spent two red-hot years in Seattle at the tail end of his illustrious career, logging 56 appearances from 2014-15 while forming an incredibly efficient partnership with Osvaldo Alonso. While Alonso sat deeper and marked out the opponent’s most dangerous attacking forays, Pineda operated as a regista, springing breaks and finding runners from the deeper caverns of the midfield.
Pineda hung up his boots after the 2015 season at the relatively young age of 33, at least in retirement parlance.