Name Francisco Serrano | Role Football player | |
 | ||
How to pronounce francisco bonet serrano spanish spain pronouncenames com
Francisco 'Paco' Bonet Serrano (born 27 June 1959) is a former Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Contents
- How to pronounce francisco bonet serrano spanish spain pronouncenames com
- Club career
- International career
- Honours
- References
He amassed La Liga totals of 98 games and three goals during five seasons, with Real Madrid and Mallorca.
Club career
Born in Almuñecar, Province of Granada, Andalusia, Bonet started his professional career with Elche CF, appearing in two full Segunda División seasons with the club and also being loaned to RCD Mallorca during his tenure. In 1982 he signed with Real Madrid, making his La Liga debut on 5 September in a 2–2 away draw against Real Valladolid and going on to start in all his 24 appearances during the season to help to a second-place finish.
During the 1983 Copa del Rey Final, Bonet suffered a serious injury after a tough tackle from FC Barcelona's Migueli, from which he never fully recovered. Whilst at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, he also played eight games in European competitions, seven of them in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Bonet retired in 1989 at the age of 30, after a couple of top level campaigns with Mallorca.
International career
Bonet earned four caps for Spain, during six months. His first arrived on 27 October 1982, in a 1–0 home win over Iceland for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualfying stage.