Francisco Copado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Copado Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiel, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Eintracht Kiel | ||
| 1989–1991 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Hamburger SV | 13 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Mallorca | 48 | (6) |
| 1997–2000 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 79 | (18) |
| 2000–2005 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 117 | (60) |
| 2005–2006 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | TSG Hoffenheim | 66 | (25) |
| 2009 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 354 | (116) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | SpVgg Unterhaching (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Copado Álvarez (born 19 July 1974) is a German retired footballer who played mainly as a striker.
The son of Spanish immigrants, Copado began his football career in his hometown of Kiel, initially at Eintracht Kiel and later with Holstein Kiel, where he came through the youth ranks. For the 1992–93 season he received a professional contract from Hamburger SV, whose scouts had been keeping a close eye on the young offensive player.
From 1993 to 1995 Copado played in three Bundesliga matches, the first on 20 November 1993 as a late substitute in a 0–3 away loss against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In 1995–96 he amassed a further ten appearances under Felix Magath, before leaving the club in the winter transfer window.
Copado subsequently moved to Spain, joining Segunda División team RCD Mallorca in January 1996. In his first full season he contributed two goals in 30 games (his first in a 1–0 win at Real Madrid Castilla), helping win promotion to La Liga.
However, Copado would never play in Spain's top level, as he left in July 1997 and joined lower league side Tennis Borussia Berlin – there, he played under Hermann Gerland, the manager mostly associated with the player's explosion. He ended the season with 12 goals as TeBe was unbeaten and became Regionalliga Nord champions; in the 2. Bundesliga, he would only score six goals in the following two seasons combined.
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