Paco (footballer)

Paco

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Jémez Martín
Date of birth	18 April 1970 (1970-04-18)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Córdoba (coach)
Youth career
	Córdoba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1991	Córdoba
1991–1992	Murcia	35	(0)
1992–1993	Rayo Vallecano	38	(0)
1993–1998	Deportivo La Coruña	94	(1)
1998–2004	Zaragoza	168	(1)
2004	Rayo Vallecano	17	(0)
2005–2006	Lugo
National team
1998–2001	Spain	21	(0)
Teams managed
2007	Alcalá
2007–2008	Córdoba
2009	Cartagena
2010–2011	Las Palmas
2011–	Córdoba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Francisco Jémez Martín (born 18 April 1970 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), aka Paco, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.

Over the course of 11 seasons, he played in 269 La Liga games in representation of three teams, namely Deportivo and Zaragoza. He represented the Spanish national team at Euro 2000.

Playing career

During his career, Paco played for Córdoba CF, Real Murcia, Rayo Vallecano (first appearing in La Liga and playing in all 38 matches of the season), Deportivo de La Coruña (only appearing in ten matches in his first two seasons combined, as Depor achieved two consecutive runner-up spots, being more used afterwards) and Real Zaragoza (collecting nearly 175 league games more for the Aragonese outfit, which he helped to the 2001 Spanish Cup). From January-June 2004 he returned to Rayo, now in the second division; after one year out of football, he returned to active with CD Lugo - fourth level - and retired at the age of 36.

During almost three years (first game on 23 September 1998, in a friendly match against Russia, in Granada), Paco played 21 times for the Spanish national team, and was a participant at UEFA Euro 2000, appearing in three games in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

Coaching career

In 2007, Jémez took up coaching, first with lowly RSD Alcalá. He moved to the second division the following season, with Córdoba, being sacked with 11 matches to go.

In early 2009, Jémez moved to FC Cartagena, ultimately being the coach that earned the Murcia outfit a first ever promotion to the "silver category". He left the club in the following July.

On 12 April 2010, following Sergije Krešić's dismissal, Jémez was appointed coach at struggling UD Las Palmas, in level two. He eventually led his hometown side safe from the relegation zone, as it finished in 17th place, being dismissed on 27 February 2011.

Honours

Deportivo

• Spanish Cup: 1994–95
• Spanish Supercup: 1995

Zaragoza

• Spanish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Paco at National-Football-Teams.com
• Paco – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile