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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Spanish football manager (born 1967)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is López and the second or maternal family name is
Fernández .
Francisco José "Paco " López Fernández (born 19 September 1967) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward . He is the head coach of Segunda División club Cádiz .
In his playing career, he achieved Segunda División totals of 28 games and three goals for Hércules and Extremadura , but spent most of his years in Segunda División B in service of six clubs.
As a manager, López worked mainly in the lower leagues, and spent three and a half years in charge of Levante in La Liga .
Playing career [ edit ]
Born in Silla , Province of Valencia , López graduated from Valencia CF 's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División .
In the summer of 1991, López joined Segunda División B club Hércules CF . After appearing regularly in the 1992–93 season , which ended in promotion, he played his first match as a professional on 19 September 1993, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Real Burgos CF in the Segunda División .[1]
López scored his first professional goal on 16 October 1993, his team's third in a 4–0 home win over Villarreal CF .[2] CF Extremadura also in the second tier.
After being sparingly played, López signed with division three side Levante UD in January 1995. In July, he moved to CD Castellón in the same league, and scored a career-best 16 goals in the 1997–98 campaign .[3]
In 1998, López joined Real Murcia CF . At the end of the season , he dropped down to Tercera División and signed for Benidorm CF , eventually retiring at the age of 34.[3]
Coaching career [ edit ]
López as manager of Alcoyano in 2011
López started working as a manager in 2004, with Villarreal's third team . In July 2008, after three full seasons at Catarroja CF , he signed with a club he had represented as a player, Benidorm.[4]
On 16 July 2009, López was appointed at CD Alcoyano also in the third division.[5] [6]
López joined division two club FC Cartagena on 27 May 2011.[7] [8]
López returned to Mestalla on 24 October 2012, replacing the fired Sergio Ventosa.[9] narrowly avoided relegation from the third tier, he left[10] [11]
On 22 May 2014, López was promoted to the reserves following the departure of Lluís Planagumà .[12] reserve team , Atlético Levante UD also in the third division.[13]
López was named manager of the main squad on 4 March 2018, after Juan Ramón Muñiz 's dismissal.[14] La Liga took place six days later, and he led his side to a 1–0 away win against Getafe CF .[15]
López signed a one-year contract with an option for a further season on 8 May 2018,[16] FC Barcelona 's unbeaten league run by defeating the opposition 5–4 at home.[17] In 2020–21 , he led the Granotes to their first Copa del Rey semi-final after defeating Villarreal in the last minute of extra time ;[18] Athletic Bilbao , in the same fashion.[19]
On 4 October 2021, López was fired, having earned only four points from as many draws at the start of the season . He had managed a club record 133 top-flight games, and had a lower losses percentage in the division than any other Levante coach bar Joaquín Caparrós .[20]
On 9 November 2022, after more than a year of inactivity, López replaced Aitor Karanka at the helm of second-division side Granada CF .[21] debut campaign as champions,[22] new season .[23]
López took over from Mauricio Pellegrino at Cádiz CF in June 2024; the Andalusians had just been relegated from the top tier .[24]
Managerial statistics [ edit ]
As of match played 24 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To Record
Ref
Villarreal C
30 June 2004
1 July 2005
34 23 7 4 66 17 +49
0 67.65
[25]
Catarroja
1 July 2005
22 July 2008
126
53 29 44 155
141
+14
0 42.06
[26]
Benidorm
22 July 2008
22 March 2009
34 10 13 11 36 32 +4
0 29.41
[27]
Alcoyano
16 July 2009
11 April 2011
78 36 22 20 96 65 +31
0 46.15
[28]
Cartagena
27 May 2011
19 September 2011
5 0
1 4 2 11 −9
00 0.00
[29]
Valencia B
24 October 2012
17 June 2013
29 9 11 9 31 33 −2
0 31.03
[30]
Villarreal C
13 November 2013
22 May 2014
25 12 5 8 37 22 +15
0 48.00
[31]
Villarreal B
22 May 2014
25 May 2017
116
50 36 30 171
118
+53
0 43.10
[32]
Levante B
22 June 2017
4 March 2018
30 18 8 4 53 23 +30
0 60.00
[33]
Levante
4 March 2018
3 October 2021
147
49 41 57 207
221
−14
0 33.33
[34]
Granada
9 November 2022
26 November 2023
44 19 9 16 65 55 +10
0 43.18
[35]
Cádiz
1 June 2024
Present
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! [36]
Total
668
279
182
207
919
738
+181
0 41.77
—
Honours [ edit ]
Granada
References [ edit ]
^ a b Regreso por un día al banco de Castalia de un señor goleador (One hell of a scorer returns to Castalia bench for one day) ; El Periódico Mediterráneo, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López, a Foietes (Paco López, to Foietes) ; Diario Información, 22 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López cree que es un ´desafío´ dirigir al Alcoyano (Paco López believes it is a 'challenge' to manage Alcoyano) ; Diario Información, 16 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López, destituido como entrenador del Alcoyano (Paco López, dismissed as Alcoyano manager) ; La Verdad , 11 April 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López será el técnico del Cartagena la próxima campaña (Paco López will be the manager of Cartagena in the following season) ; Marca , 27 May 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López deja el Cartagena y llega Javi López (Paco López leaves Cartagena and Javi López arrives) ; Diario AS , 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López ficha por el Valencia Mestalla (Paco López signs for Valencia Mestalla) Archived 13 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; La Verdad, 24 October 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Rufete comunica a Paco López que no seguirá en el Valencia Mestalla (Rufete tells Paco López that he will not remain at Valencia Mestalla) ; Deporte Valenciano, 17 June 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Oficial: Villarreal"C", Paco López nuevo entrenador (Official: Villarreal "C", Paco López new manager) ; Todo Mercado Web, 13 November 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López tomará las riendas del Villarreal B (Paco López will take the reins of Villarreal B) ; Levante-EMV , 22 May 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Levante UD (Paco López, new manager of Atlético Levante UD) ; Levante UD, 22 June 2017 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López nuevo entrenador de la primera plantilla del Levante UD (Paco López new manager of Levante UD's first team) ; Levante UD, 4 March 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Coke da otra vida al Levante (Coke gives new life to Levante) ; Marca, 10 March 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Paco López to coach Levante UD next season ; Levante UD, 8 May 2018
^ Levante stun Barcelona in nine-goal epic to end unbeaten run ; Diario AS, 13 May 2018
^ Feehely, Alan (3 February 2021). "Watch: Last-minute winner sends Levante into the Copa del Rey semi-final at Villarreal's expense" . Football España. Retrieved 6 October 2021 .
^ "Levante 1–2 Athletic Bilbao" . BBC Sport . 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021 .
^ "Two LaLiga Santander coaches fired in 24 hours: Paco Lopez then Michel" . Marca. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021 .
^ "Comunicado Oficial | Paco López, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Paco López, new manager of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022 .
^ a b Arenillas, Álvaro (27 May 2023). "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo . Retrieved 2 June 2023 .
^ "Comunicado Oficial | Paco López" [Official announcement | Paco López] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023 .
^ "Paco López, nuevo entrenador del Cádiz CF" [Paco López, new manager of Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024 .
^ "Regional Preferente Valenciana (Grupo 1) 2004–05" [Regional Preferente Valenciana (Group 1) 2004–05] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 6) 2005–06" [Tercera División (Group 6) 2005–06] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Tercera División (Grupo 6) 2006–07" [Tercera División (Group 6) 2006–07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Tercera División (Grupo 6) 2007–08" [Tercera División (Group 6) 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2007–08" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 6) 2013–14" [Tercera División (Group 6) 2013–14] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^ "Segunda División B (Grupo 3) 2014–15" [Segunda División B (Group 3) 2014–15] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Segunda División B (Grupo 3) 2015–16" [Segunda División B (Group 3) 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2015–16" [Promotion phase to Segunda División 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 July 2016 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 October 2016 .
^ "At. Levante" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 24 January 2018 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2018 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 December 2018 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 September 2019 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 March 2021 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 December 2022 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 December 2022 ."Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 June 2024 .
^ "Paco López: Francisco José López Fernández" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 June 2024 .
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