Francisco José Maldonado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Maldonado Collante | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chania | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2004 | Betis B | 115 | (40) |
| 2003–2008 | Betis | 19 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ceuta (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | → Lorca Deportiva (loan) | 26 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Sporting Gijón | 35 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Cartagena | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Xerez | 46 | (7) |
| 2013– | Chania | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francisco José 'Tati' Maldonado Collante (born 2 June 1981 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chania F.C. in Greece, as a forward.
Club career
Maldonado, a product of Real Betis's youth system, played for the Andalusian outfit four seasons, making his La Liga debut on 8 February 2003 in a 1–4 away loss against Real Madrid (15 minutes played). He would only appear in four games in two seasons combined before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF, completing successful loan spells.
During the summer of 2006, Betis re-signed Maldonado from Lorca for €62,000, with the player donning shirt number 24 due to his love for the television show 24 (he also had a Jack Bauer tattoo on his right shin). He impressed during the summer friendlies and was given a starting place against Valencia CF in a 1–2 away loss for the season opener, as a right winger in the absence of Joaquín.
Following a promising start – with another four matches in the starting XI – that included an assist against Athletic de Bilbao in a 3–0 home win, Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed coach Luis Fernández, and finished the campaign with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.
In 2007–08 Maldonado was again loaned, to second division team Gimnàstic de Tarragona. After the end of the season he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal;[1] on 21 December 2008 he netted his first goal for the Asturians, in a 1–0 home win over UD Almería,[2] with his club narrowly avoiding top flight relegation.
After a poor second season individually, Maldonado left for FC Cartagena in the second level. He continued competing in the category in the following years with Xerez CD, being relegated in 2013.
References
- ↑ El Sporting presenta a Maldonado (Sporting presents Maldonado); Marca, 1 August 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sporting Gijon 1–0 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008