Francisco Parreño
Francisco 'Paco' Parreño Granados (born 16 June 1949) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Parreño Granados | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1968 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Hércules | ||
| 1971–1972 | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1975–1976 | Recreativo | 0 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1978–1980 | Gandía | ||
| 1980–1981 | Alcoyano | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1982 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1982–1983 | Rayo Ibense | ||
| 1983–1984 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1984–1985 | Ontinyent | ||
| 1985–1986 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1986–1987 | Eldense | ||
| 1987–1989 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 1989–1991 | Cartagena | ||
| 1991–1992 | Córdoba | ||
| 1992–1993 | Gandía | ||
| 1997–1998 | Mensajero | ||
| 1998–1999 | Avilés | ||
| 1999–2000 | Levante B | ||
| 2000–2001 | Águilas | ||
| 2000–2001 | Talavera | ||
| 2002 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2004–2005 | Talavera | ||
| 2015 | Rayo Ibense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Parreño graduated with Real Betis' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with Hércules CF in 1968, in Tercera División. He achieved promotion to Segunda División with the latter in 1970, and made his professional debut on 3 January 1971, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Córdoba CF.
In the 1971 summer Parreño moved to La Liga's RCD Espanyol, but after being only fourth-choice, he signed for Rayo Vallecano in the following year. After a two-season spell at CD Alcoyano in the third division, he returned to the second level in 1975, joining Recreativo de Huelva.
Parreño never appeared in any league games for Recre and resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing Alcoyano (two stints) and CF Gandía. He retired in 1981, aged 32.
Managerial career
Immediately after retiring Parreño started working as a manager, coaching his former club Alcoyano. He subsequently managed UD Rayo Ibense, Alcoyano (two times), Ontinyent CF, CD Eldense and Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the 80s, all of them (except Rayo) in Segunda División B.
Parreño also remained in the third level in the 90s, managing FC Cartagena, Córdoba, Gandía, CD Mensajero and Real Avilés. In 2000, he was appointed Águilas CF manager, but failed to achieve a single win during his time at the club, and subsequently suffered team relegation.
Parreño subsequently managed Talavera CF (two spells)[1] and AD Alcorcón, all in the third division. On 31 December 2014, after nearly ten years without a club, he was named Rayo Ibense manager,[2] but left the club a month later.[3]
References
- Parreño, recibido parreño con pintadas (Parreño, welcomed with paintings); La Voz de Talavera, 6 July 2004 (in Spanish)
- Paco Parreño vuelve a los banquillos (Paco Parreño returns to the bench); Radio Alcoy, 31 December 2014 (in Spanish)
- Paco Parreño abandona el Rayo Ibense (Paco Parreño leaves Rayo Ibense); Ibi Noticias, 6 February 2015 (in Spanish)
External links
- Francisco Parreño at BDFutbol
- Francisco Parreño manager profile at BDFutbol