Pako Ayestarán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Beasain, Spain | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1996 | Osasuna (assistant) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Extremadura (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tenerife (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Liverpool (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ahli (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tecos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2016 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Valencia | ||
Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager.
He spent 11 years as assistant to Rafael Benítez at clubs including Valencia and Liverpool, and has since managed in his own right in Mexico, Israel and at Valencia.
Ayestarán was born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, and had a short stint as a youth player at Real Sociedad. After starting his career as a fitness coach, he was appointed Rafael Benítez's assistant at Osasuna, and remained behind the manager at Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia and Liverpool. On 1 September 2007, Ayestarán announced his departure from The Reds after 11 years partnering Benítez. Benítez accused Ayestarán of "betrayal" as Ayestarán "contacted other clubs behind his back" while Ayestarán rejected the accusations, claiming instead that Benítez "forgot his principles".
Ayestarán joined Real Sociedad as sporting director in 2008, but left after a few weeks due to conflicts with the club president. He then served as fitness coach at Benfica and Valencia, leaving the latter in June 2010 for "professional reasons". In mid-2011, Ayestarán was named Quique Sánchez Flores' assistant at Al-Ahli Dubai, but left the club roughly a year later.
On 24 August 2013, Ayestarán took up coaching, being appointed at the helm of Estudiantes Tecos. On 29 May 2014, after failing to win promotion despite reaching the final of the tournament, Ayestarán announced his departure from Tecos, saying he had "no intention of continuing to manage in the Ascenso MX".
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