Paco Jémez

Francisco "Paco" Jémez Martín (born 18 April 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the manager of Iranian club Tractor.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jémez and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Paco Jémez
Jémez in 2013
Personal information
Full name Francisco Jémez Martín
Date of birth (1970-04-18) 18 April 1970
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tractor (manager)
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Córdoba 81 (4)
1991–1992 Murcia 35 (0)
1992–1993 Rayo Vallecano 38 (0)
1993–1998 Deportivo La Coruña 94 (1)
1998–2004 Zaragoza 168 (1)
2004 Rayo Vallecano 17 (0)
2005 Lugo 0 (0)
Total 433 (6)
International career
1998–2001 Spain 21 (0)
Managerial career
2007 Alcalá
2007–2008 Córdoba
2009 Cartagena
2010–2011 Las Palmas
2011–2012 Córdoba
2012–2016 Rayo Vallecano
2016 Granada
2016–2017 Cruz Azul
2017–2018 Las Palmas
2019–2020 Rayo Vallecano
2021–2022 Ibiza
2022– Tractor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over 11 seasons, he played 269 La Liga matches in representation of three teams, mainly Deportivo and Zaragoza. He appeared for Spain at Euro 2000.

Jémez started working as a manager in 2007, going on to work with several clubs.

Playing career

Club

Jémez was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. During his career he played for Córdoba CF, Real Murcia, Rayo Vallecano (first appearing in La Liga and playing all 38 matches of the season), Deportivo de La Coruña (only totalling ten games in his first two seasons as the club achieved two consecutive runner-up spots, being more used afterwards) and Real Zaragoza,[1] which he helped to the 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey.[2] From January–June 2004 he returned to Rayo, now in the Segunda División.[1]

After one year out of football, Jémez returned to active with CD Lugo – Tercera División – and retired shortly after at the age of 35.[3]

International

Over almost three years, Jémez played 21 times for the Spain national team. His debut was on 23 September 1998 in a friendly against Russia in Granada,[4] and he was a participant at UEFA Euro 2000, taking part in three matches in an eventual quarter-final exit.[5][6][7]

Coaching career

Spain

Jémez took up coaching in 2007, first with lowly RSD Alcalá. He moved to the second division the following campaign, with Córdoba, being sacked with 11 matches to go.[8]

In early 2009, Jémez signed with FC Cartagena,[9] ultimately being the coach that earned the Murcia club a first ever promotion to the second tier.[10] He left in July.

On 12 April 2010, following Sergije Krešić's dismissal, Jémez was appointed coach at struggling UD Las Palmas in division two.[11] He eventually led his hometown side safe from the relegation zone in a 17th-place finish,[12] being dismissed on 27 February 2011.[13]

After taking Córdoba to the first round in the second division promotion playoffs,[14] Jémez was appointed at former club Rayo on 22 June 2012.[15] After leading the team to their best-ever ranking in the top flight, eighth, he renewed his contract until June 2015.[16]

On 26 May 2016, after Rayo's top-tier relegation, Jémez failed to agree new terms[17] and was appointed manager at Granada CF on 20 June.[18] However, on 28 September, he was sacked after only six games in charge, no wins and a club-worst start to a season in more than 70 years.[19]

Mexico

On 28 November 2016, Jémez was named head coach of Cruz Azul in the Mexican Liga MX.[20] He led the team to their first playoff appearance in three years. The following 27 November, he decided not renew his contract and left.[21]

Back to Spain

Jémez returned to Las Palmas on 21 December 2017, becoming the third permanent manager in charge of the club during the campaign.[22] He rejoined Rayo Vallecano in late March 2019, replacing Míchel who had been dismissed two days earlier after losing seven league games in a row, which left the team at risk of top-flight relegation, and agreeing to a deal until June 2020.[23]

On 26 December 2021, after more than a year of inactivity, Jémez took over second-division newcomers UD Ibiza until the end of the season.[24] He managed to avoid relegation, but still left as his contract expired on 31 May.[25]

Iran

In December 2022, Jémez went back abroad, being appointed at Tractor S.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[26]

Personal life

Jémez's father, Francisco Crespo Aguilar (known professionally as Lucas de Écija (1929–2018)), was a flamenco singer who released two records.[27][1] He himself nearly embraced the sport of golf, having a 1.4 handicap.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 27 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alcalá 25 March 2007 28 June 2007 12 5 4 3 21 11 +10 041.67 [28]
Córdoba 28 June 2007 31 March 2008 32 7 15 10 40 46 −6 021.88 [29]
Cartagena 3 February 2009 1 July 2009 19 9 7 3 33 16 +17 047.37 [30]
Las Palmas 12 April 2010 27 February 2011 37 9 13 15 52 69 −17 024.32 [31]
Córdoba 8 June 2011 13 June 2012 50 23 13 14 60 54 +6 046.00 [32]
Rayo Vallecano 22 June 2012 26 May 2016 164 55 29 80 206 303 −97 033.54 [33]
Granada 20 June 2016 28 September 2016 6 0 2 4 7 15 −8 000.00 [34]
Cruz Azul 28 November 2016 27 November 2017 48 17 18 13 56 52 +4 035.42 [35]
Las Palmas 21 December 2017 25 May 2018 23 2 6 15 12 41 −29 008.70 [36]
Rayo Vallecano 20 March 2019 31 July 2020 56 17 25 14 76 73 +3 030.36 [37]
Ibiza 26 December 2021 31 May 2022 21 7 6 8 34 36 −2 033.33 [38]
Tractor 6 December 2022 Present 29 15 4 10 40 33 +7 051.72 [26]
Total 497 166 142 189 636 749 −113 033.40 —

Honours

Player

Deportivo

Zaragoza

Manager

Cartagena

References
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  2. Ortego, Enrique (1 July 2001). "Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala" [Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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