Francisco José Maldonado

Tati Maldonado
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Maldonado Collante
Date of birth (1981-06-02) 2 June 1981
Place of birth San Fernando, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Betis B 111 (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 0 (0)
2014–2016 San Fernando 61 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.

Francisco José 'Tati' Maldonado Collante (born 2 June 1981 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Maldonado, a product of Real Betis's youth system, played for the Andalusia club four seasons, making his La Liga debut on 8 February 2003 by featuring 15 minutes in a 1–4 away loss against Real Madrid.[1] He would only appear in four games in two seasons combined before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF,[2] completing successful loan spells.[3][4]

During the summer of 2006, Betis re-signed Maldonado from Lorca for €62,000. 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.[5]

Following a promising start – with another four matches in the starting XI – that included an assist against Athletic Bilbao in a 3–0 home win,[6] Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed coach Luis Fernández, and finished the campaign with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.[7]

In 2007–08, Maldonado was again loaned, to second division club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8] At the end of the season he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal;[9] on 21 December 2008 he netted his first goal for the Asturians, in a 1–0 home win over UD Almería,[10] with his team narrowly avoiding top flight relegation.

After a poor second season individually, Maldonado left for FC Cartagena in the second level.[11] He continued competing in the category in the following years with Xerez CD,[12] being relegated in 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Maldonado: «Nos falta un delantero, pero yo también tengo cabida en este proyecto» (Maldonado: «We lack a forward, but i also belong to this project»); ABC, 10 August 2003 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Baños: «A Unai Emery lo tengo ya renovado en un 99,9 %» (Baños: «Unai Emery is 99,9 % renewed»); La Verdad, 31 March 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ 'Tati' Maldonado salió ayer por segunda vez como titular y ya lleva marcados cuatro goles ('Tati' Maldonado started for the second time yesterday and has already scored four goals); La Verdad, 30 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Goleadores de 2005–2006" [2005–2006 top scorers] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Valencia 2–1 Real Betis". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ↑ El Betis golea ante un Athletic inofensivo (Betis routs harmless Athletic); El Mundo, 10 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Luis Fernández descarta a Dani, Vogel, Maldonado y Romero" [Luis Fernández discards Dani, Vogel, Maldonado and Romero] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "El Nàstic presentará hoy al delantero 'Tati' Maldonado" [Nàstic will present forward 'Tati' Maldonado today] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. ↑ El Sporting presenta a Maldonado (Sporting presents Maldonado); Marca, 1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Sporting Gijon 1–0 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008
  11. ↑ "Maldonado abandona ´triste´ el Sporting para fichar por el Cartagena" [Maldonado leaves Sporting ´sad´ to sign for Cartagena] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Tati Maldonado, primer refuerzo en el mercado de invierno" [Tati Maldonado, first winter market addition] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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