Full name Francisco Garcia Gomez 1957–1963 Oviedo Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.81 m | Playing position Role Football player Place of birth Oviedo, Spain Name Francisco Gomez | |
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Date of birth (1938-02-14) 14 February 1938 (age 77) | ||
Francisco García Gómez (born 14 February 1938 in Oviedo, Asturias), commonly known as Paquito, is a Spanish retired football midfielder and manager.
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Playing career
Over the course of 14 seasons, Paquito played in 327 La Liga games in representation of Real Oviedo and Valencia CF, scoring 31 goals. In the 1970–71 campaign, he appeared in 27 matches (all starts) and netted three times as the Che won their fourth national championship, the first in 24 years.
Paquito gained nine caps for Spain during nearly five years, his debut coming on 1 November 1962 in a 6–0 home win against Romania for the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.
Manager career
Paquito coached for more than 30 years, his first job with the professionals being in the 1977–78 season with Real Valladolid (Segunda División, seventh position). He achieved three promotions to the top flight, with Racing de Santander (1993), Rayo Vallecano (1995) and Villarreal CF (2000).
With the latter club, Paquito also worked in directorial capacities, as an assistant manager, youth academy director and head coach of farm team CD Onda.