Paqui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hércules | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Barcelona C | 34 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Barcelona B | 18 | (1) |
| 1990–1995 | Tenerife | 100 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Zaragoza | 26 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Hércules | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Las Palmas | 170 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Osasuna | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Las Palmas | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 384 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Spain | ||
| Men's Football | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition | |
Francisco Nicolás Veza Fragoso (born 6 December 1970), known as Paqui, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
He represented six clubs in a 16-year senior career, mainly Tenerife and Las Palmas.
Club career
Paqui was born in Alicante, Province of Valencia. A FC Barcelona youth graduate (he only played for the Catalans' C and B teams as a senior, however) he went on to represent CD Tenerife,[1][2] Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF and UD Las Palmas;[3] he was instrumental in the latter's 2000 return to La Liga,[4] and also had an unassuming spell at fellow top-flight club CA Osasuna in the 2002–03 season.[5]
Paqui retired in June 2004 aged 33, after Las Palmas' relegation to Segunda División B. He totalled 221 matches and two goals in the top tier.[6]
International career
Paqui was part of the Spain under-20 squad at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[7] He also helped the Olympic team to win the gold medal in 1992 in Barcelona.[8][9]
Honours
Las Palmas
Spain U23
References
- ^ Castañeda, Álvaro (7 January 1991). "Paqui, lesionado de gravedad" [Paqui, seriously injured] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "30 años de la llegada del 'salvador' Paqui al CD Tenerife" [30th anniversary of 'saviour' Paqui's arrival to CD Tenerife]. El Diario (in Spanish). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ López, Eduardo (17 June 2015). "Paqui: "Les tengo cariño a mis exequipos, pero soy amarillo hasta la muerte"" [Paqui: "I cherish my former teams, but I am yellow to the death"]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b Cabrera, Paco (21 May 2020). "Veinte años del vuelo de Kresic con la UD" [Twentieth anniversary of Krešić's flight with UD]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Osasuna ficha a Paqui tras desvincularse de Las Palmas" [Osasuna sign Paqui after he cuts ties with Las Palmas]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 August 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Ex campeón olímpico Paqui Veza se incorpora al cuerpo técnico del filial" [Former Olympic champion Paqui Veza joins the reserves' coaching staff]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Díez, Óscar (1 December 2014). "España en los mundiales sub'20: Arabia Saudita 1989" [Spain in the under'20 World Cups: Saudi Arabia 1989] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.