Paco Jémez
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco Jémez Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cruz Azul (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Córdoba | 69 | (4) |
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 430 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Spain | 21 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Alcalá | ||
| 2007–2008 | Córdoba | ||
| 2009 | Cartagena | ||
| 2010–2011 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2011–2012 | Córdoba | ||
| 2012–2016 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2016 | Granada | ||
| 2016– | Cruz Azul | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Francisco Jémez Martín (born 18 April 1970), commonly known as Paco as a player, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current coach of Mexican club Cruz Azul.
Over the course of 11 seasons he played in 269 La Liga games in representation of three teams, mainly Deportivo and Zaragoza. He represented Spain at Euro 2000.
In 2007 Paco started working as a manager, going on to work with several teams.
Paco was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. During his career he 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, which he helped to the 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey. 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, Paco played 21 times for the Spanish national team. His debut was on 23 September 1998 in a friendly match against Russia in Granada, and he was a participant at UEFA Euro 2000, appearing in three games in an eventual quarterfinal exit.
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