Paco Bonet

Francisco 'Paco' Bonet Serrano (born 27 June 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bonet and the second or maternal family name is Serrano.
Paco Bonet
Personal information
Full name Francisco Bonet Serrano
Date of birth (1959-06-27) 27 June 1959
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Molinar
Atlético Baleares
Palencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Elche B
1979–1982 Elche 64 (7)
1980–1981 → Mallorca (loan)
1982–1986 Real Madrid 44 (0)
1985–1986 Castilla 8 (1)
1986–1989 Mallorca 54 (3)
Total 170 (11)
National team
1982–1983 Spain 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed La Liga totals of 98 matches and three goals during five seasons, with Real Madrid and Mallorca.

Club career

Born in Almuñecar, Province of Granada, Andalusia, Bonet started his professional career with Elche CF, appearing in two full Segunda División seasons with the club and also being loaned to RCD Mallorca during his tenure. In 1982 he signed with Real Madrid, making his La Liga debut on 5 September in a 2–2 away draw against Real Valladolid[1] and going on to start in all his 24 appearances during the season to help to a second-place finish.

During the 1983 Copa del Rey Final, Bonet suffered a serious injury after a tough tackle from FC Barcelona's Migueli, from which he never fully recovered.[2] Whilst at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, he also played eight games in European competitions, seven of them in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[3]

Bonet retired in 1989 at the age of 30, after a couple of top level campaigns with Mallorca.

International career

Bonet earned four caps for Spain, during six months. His first arrived on 27 October 1982, in a 1–0 home win over Iceland for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying stage.[4]

Honours

Real Madrid

References
  1. "2–2: Primer escándalo "merengue"" [2–2: First "merengue" scandal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 September 1982. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. "La escalofriante entrada de Migueli a Paco Bonet" [Migueli's chilling tackle on Paco Bonet]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. "1–0: Pobre resultado para la nueva selección" [1–0: Poor result for the new national team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 October 1982. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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