Paquito Ortiz

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Paquito Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Francisco Ortiz Rivas
Date of birth (1969-08-12) 12 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Maspalomas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992 Maspalomas 84 (5)
1992–2001 Las Palmas 239 (15)
2001–2005 Raith Rovers 90 (7)
2005 Hamilton Academical 12 (0)
Total425(27)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Raith Rovers (assistant)
2017 Las Palmas (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco "Paquito" Ortiz Rivas (born 12 August 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder, and is a current coach.

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Club career

Born in Granada, Andalusia, Paquito made his senior debut with CD Maspalomas on 8 May 1988, coming on as a substitute in a 7–0 Segunda División B home routing of UD Las Palmas Atlético. He continued to appear regularly for the side until 1992, when he joined UD Las Palmas also in the third division.

Paquito became an immediate starter at the side, helping in their promotion to Segunda División in 1996. He made his professional debut on 31 August of that year by starting in a 0–0 draw against Almería CF, and scored his first goal in the category on 15 December by netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés.

Already team captain, Paquito continued to feature regularly until the 1999–2000 season, where he acted as a backup in the club's promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the top tier on 26 November 2000, playing the last nine minutes after replacing Josico in a 1–0 away win against CD Numancia.

On 31 October 2001, Paquito moved abroad and signed for Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers, agreeing to a contract until the end of the season. [1] He also acted as Antonio Calderón's assistant during his spell, [2] but left in January 2005 for fellow league team Hamilton Academical. [3]

After his retirement, Paquito worked as a fitness coach for Albacete Balompié [4] and the Saudi Arabia national team. [5] On 12 June 2017 he returned to Las Palmas as a match delegate, [6] but on 30 November, was appointed interim manager following the departure of Pako Ayestarán; [7] after the appointment of Paco Jémez on 21 December, he returned to his previous role.

Managerial statistics

As of 20 December 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Las Palmas (interim) Flag of Spain.svg 30 November 201721 December 2017411236−3025.00 [8]
Total411236−3025.00

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References

  1. "Paquito in, O'Boyle out". BBC Sport. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Paquito relishing his dual role at Raith Rovers". The Scotsman. 24 November 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Paquito heads west: 'I was forced to leave'". Fife Today. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. "Francisco Ortiz "Paquito" será el nuevo preparador físico del Alba" [Francisco Ortiz "Paquito" will be the new fitness coach of Alba] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. "Paquito Ortiz se marcha cuatro años a Arabia Saudí" [Paquito Ortiz moves four years for Saudi Arabia] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. "Paquito Ortiz, el relevo de Benito Morales como delegado" [Paquito Ortiz, the replacement of Benito Morales as match delegate] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. "Ramírez: "Paquito dirigirá al equipo el domingo"" [Ramírez: "Paquito will manage the team on Sunday"] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "Paquito: Francisco Ortiz Rivas". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 December 2017.