Paqui

Paqui

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso
Date of birth	6 December 1970 (1970-12-06)
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1990	Barcelona B	18	(1)
1990–1995	Tenerife	100	(0)
1995–1996	Zaragoza	26	(0)
1996–1997	Hércules	21	(0)
1997–2004	Las Palmas	180	(6)
2002–2003	→ Osasuna (loan)	5	(0)
National team
1988–1990	Spain U19	6	(0)
1989–1990	Spain U20	5	(0)
1990–1991	Spain U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Spain
Men's Football
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Team Competition

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Veza and the second or maternal family name is Fragoso.

Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso (born 6 December 1970 in Alicante), aka Paqui, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.

He was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and played professionally for six clubs during 16 years, namely Tenerife and Las Palmas.

Football career

An unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate (only played for the Catalans' B team), Paqui went on to represent CD Tenerife, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF and UD Las Palmas (being instrumental in the Canary Islands' 2000 return to the top flight, and also serving a loan to CA Osasuna).

He retired from the game in June 2004, after Las Palmas' demotion into the third level, totalling 221 matches and two goals in La Liga.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Paqui – FIFA competition record