Paqui Explained

Paqui
Fullname:Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso
Birth Date:6 December 1970
Birth Place:Alicante, Spain
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:Hércules
Years1:1988–1989
Caps1:34
Goals1:0
Years2:1989–1990
Caps2:18
Goals2:1
Years3:1990–1995
Caps3:100
Goals3:0
Years4:1995–1996
Caps4:26
Goals4:0
Years5:1996–1997
Caps5:21
Goals5:0
Years6:1997–2004
Caps6:180
Goals6:6
Years7:2002–2003
Clubs7:Osasuna (loan)
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:384
Totalgoals:7
Nationalyears1:1988–1990
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1989–1990
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1990–1991
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0

Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso (born 6 December 1970), known as Paqui, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

He played professionally for six clubs during 16 years, mainly Tenerife and Las Palmas.

Club career

Paqui was born in Alicante, Province of Valencia. An unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate (only played for the Catalans' B-team) he went on to represent CD Tenerife,[1] Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF and UD Las Palmas; he was instrumental in the latter's 2000 return to La Liga, and also served a loan to fellow league club CA Osasuna whilst under contract.

Paqui retired from the game in June 2004 after Las Palmas' relegation into the third division, totalling 221 matches and two goals in the Spanish top flight.

International career

Paqui was part of Spain's gold medal-winning squad at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Paqui, lesionado de gravedad. Paqui, seriously injured. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 7 January 1991. 25 December 2016.
  2. News: Supervivientes de oro. Golden survivors. El País. Spanish. 25 February 2007. 24 May 2018.
  3. Web site: La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica. 1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal. Antena 3. Spanish. 3 July 2012. 13 July 2017.