Paco Fernández
Francisco 'Paco' Fernández Gómez (born 25 October 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Fernández Gómez | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Oviedo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Oviedo B | ||
1985–1993 | Oviedo | 56 | (3) |
1993–1994 | Logroñés | 11 | (1) |
1994–1996 | Badajoz | 59 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Pontevedra | 41 | (8) |
1997–1998 | Gimnástica | 24 | (3) |
1998–2000 | Caudal | 63 | (6) |
2000–2001 | Lealtad | ||
Teams managed | |||
2004–2006 | Berrón CF | ||
2006–2007 | Lealtad | ||
2007–2008 | Langreo | ||
2009 | Avilés | ||
2009–2013 | Caudal | ||
2013–2015 | Racing Santander | ||
2016 | Burgos | ||
2017 | Caudal | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Fernández made his professional debut with local Real Oviedo on 3 March 1985, playing the last ten minutes and scoring in an 8–0 home routing against CF Lorca Deportiva for the Segunda División championship.[1] He appeared with the club in La Liga in the following seasons, which included two matches in 1991–92 UEFA Cup.
In the 1994 summer Fernández joined CD Logroñés, also in the first division. After two years with CD Badajoz in the second level he competed in the lower leagues, representing Pontevedra CF, Gimnástica de Torrelavega, Caudal Deportivo and CD Lealtad; he retired at the end of the 2000–01 campaign with the last side, aged 34.
Manager career
After retiring Fernández began working as a coach, his first stop being amateurs Berrón CF. Afterwards he managed Lealtad, UP Langreo, and Real Avilés, always in his native region.
In May 2009 Fernández signed with another club he had represented as a player, Caudal in division four.[2] He achieved promotion to the third division in 2010 and 2012, and also appeared in the promotion play-offs to the second tier in 2013.
On 12 July 2013 Fernández was appointed Racing de Santander manager.[3] He led the third level club to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey in his first year, in spite of a severe institutional and financial crisis.[4][5]
On 3 March 2015 Fernández was sacked, with the club in the relegation zone.[6]
On 1 July 2016, Fernández signed as Burgos CF head coach.[7] On 26 September, he was sacked after only earning one point in the first six league games.[8]
On 27 May 2017, Fernández agreed terms with Caudal Deportivo for taking again the helm of the team four years after leaving Mieres.[9] However, he resigned on 19 November 2017, after only earning 10 points in 15 matches.[10]
Managerial statistics
- As of 19 November 2017
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Lealtad | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 62.50 | [11] | |
Langreo | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 55.00 | [12] | |
Avilés | 4 February 2009 | 28 May 2009 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 31.25 | [13] | |
Caudal | 28 May 2009 | 12 July 2013 | 166 | 88 | 34 | 44 | 260 | 135 | +125 | 53.01 | [14] | |
Racing Santander | 12 July 2013 | 3 March 2015 | 74 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 95 | 71 | +24 | 36.49 | [15] | |
Burgos | 1 July 2016 | 26 September 2016 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0.00 | [16] | |
Caudal | 27 May 2017 | 19 November 2017 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 13.33 | [17] | |
Total | 358 | 169 | 85 | 104 | 521 | 343 | +178 | 47.21 | — |
References
- 8–0: El Oviedo "bombardeó" al Lorca (8–0: Oviedo "bombed" Lorca); Mundo Deportivo, 4 March 1985 (in Spanish)
- Paco quiere un Caudal joven y veterano (Paco wants a Caudal both young and old); La Nueva España, 28 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- Francisco Fernández, entrenador del Racing 2013/14 (Francisco Fernández, Racing's manager 2013/14); Racing's official website, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- "El Racing se da un gustazo" [Racing really enjoying themselves] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Crisis club Racing knock out top flight Almeria". Chicago Tribune. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- Francisco Javier Pinillos asume la dirección técnica del primer equipo (Francisco Javier Pinillos takes charge of the first team); Racing's official website, 3 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- "Paco Fernández, nuevo entrenador del BCF" (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- "Paco Fernández, cesado" (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Paco Fernández vuelve al Caudal" (in Spanish). FutbolAsturiano.es. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "Paco Fernández cumple su palabra y dimite" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- "Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2006–07" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2006–07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2006–07" [Phase Of Promotion to Second Division B 2006–07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016. - "Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2007–08" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2007–08" [Phase Of Promotion to Second Division B 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016. - "Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2008–09 (Desde el día 23-38)" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2007–08 (From Day 23-38)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2009–10" [Tercera División (Group 2) 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2009–10" [Phase Of Promotion to Second Division B 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
"Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2011–12" [Tercera División (Group 2) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011–12" [Phase Of Promotion to Second Division B 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
"Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016. - "Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
"Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016. - "Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "Paco: Francisco Fernández Gómez: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
External links
- Paco Fernández at BDFutbol
- Paco Fernández manager profile at BDFutbol