Paco Chaparro Explained

Francisco "Paco" Chaparro Jara (born 30 November 1942) is a Spanish retired football forward and manager.

Football career

Chaparro was born in Seville, Andalusia. After a playing career that ended at the age of 30 due to a knee injury, and with the biggest accomplishment being appearing for Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División,^[1] Chaparro began his senior coaching career with Extremadura also in that level. He subsequently moved to the lower leagues, where he worked with Cádiz, Granada and Écija (where he would serve in several capacities and in different seasons) and Xerez back in the second tier, before arriving at neighbours Real Betis' youth academy.^[2]

Subsequently, Chaparro worked as an assistant at the Verdiblancos. In the final day of the 2006–07 season he replaced the sacked Luis Fernández at the helm of the first team, leading them to a 2–0 away win against Racing Santander as the club narrowly avoided La Liga relegation.^[3] The reserves, which he also coached, managed to promote to the Segunda División B.^[4]

Chaparro returned to the B's for the 2007–08 campaign, but was again called for main-squad duties after Héctor Cúper only managed 11 points from 14 matches.^[5] His first game in charge was a 1–0 victory at Villarreal,^[6] Betis retained their top-flight status and he had his contract renewed for another year.^[7]

On 6 April 2009, after five consecutive draws (the last 3–3 at home against Numancia) and two months without a win, Chaparro was dismissed;^[8] the side was eventually relegated.^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://www.runners.es/noticias/articulo/paco-chaparro-betico-entrenador-y-runner Paco Chaparro: bético, entrenador y runner (Paco Chaparro: bético, manager and runner)
2. https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/6/deportes/57247/paco-chaparro-y-pedro-buenaventura-daran-clase-en-la-ual Paco Chaparro y Pedro Buenaventura darán clase en la UAL (Paco Chaparro and Pedro Buenaventura to impart at UAL)
3. https://archive.today/20120729071233/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=204143&cc=5739 Racing Santander 0–2 Real Betis
4. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/248725/0/chaparro/salva/lopera/ Paco Chaparro salva a Lopera (Paco Chaparro saves Lopera)
5. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2007/12/04/EMD20071204023MDP.pdf Paco Chaparro toma hoy las riendas del equipo (Paco Chaparro takes reins of team today)
6. https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20071210/deportes_murcia/mas-futbol/chaparro-estrena-victoria-betis-20071210.html Chaparro se estrena con victoria en el Betis (0–1) (Chaparro makes debut with win at Betis (0–1))
7. https://elpais.com/deportes/2008/06/02/actualidad/1212391325_850215.html Chaparro renueva por el Betis (Chaparro renews for Betis)
8. http://www.libertaddigital.com/deportes/el-betis-destituye-a-paco-chaparro-1276355698/ El Betis destituye a Paco Chaparro (Betis dismiss Paco Chaparro)
9. https://www.diariodesevilla.es/deportes/Betis-comunica-Nogues-seguira-ofrece_0_265173756.html El Betis comunica a Nogués que no seguirá pero le ofrece seguir en el club (Betis tell Nogués he will not continue but offer him position at club)