Francisco Montañés

Paco Montañés

Montañés playing for Espanyol in 2015
Personal information
Full name Francisco Montañés Claverías
Date of birth (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986
Place of birth Castellón, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Youth career
Castellón
1998–2004 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Barcelona C 22 (6)
2004–2006 Barcelona B 47 (0)
2006 Barcelona 1 (0)
2006–2009 Villarreal B 44 (4)
2009–2010 Ontinyent 27 (3)
2010–2012 Alcorcón 75 (16)
2012–2014 Zaragoza 74 (9)
2014– Espanyol 32 (1)
2016–2017 → Levante (loan) 22 (1)
National team
2001 Spain U16 3 (0)
2005 Spain U19 3 (0)
2006 Spain U21 2 (0)
2005 Spain U23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2017.

Francisco 'Paco' Montañés Claverías (born 8 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Valencian Community, Montañés started his career in the youth ranks of FC Barcelona.[1] He made his debut for the first team on 13 May 2006, playing the last 20 minutes of a 2–3 away loss against Sevilla FC;[2] he then moved to the lower leagues, with Villarreal CF B and Ontinyent CF.

In August 2010, Montañés joined AD Alcorcón, promoted for the first time to the second division.[3] He rarely missed a game during his two-year spell as the club always retained its league status, and scored nine goals in his second season.

Montañés returned to La Liga with Real Zaragoza, signing a four-year contract on 5 July 2012.[4] He made his official debut on 20 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Real Valladolid.[5]

Montañés scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 10 November, netting his team's second in a 5–3 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] He started in all league matches during the campaign, as the Aragonese were relegated.

On 28 July 2014, Montañés returned to the top level after agreeing to a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[7] On 12 August 2016, he was loaned to Levante UD in a season-long deal.[8]

Personal life

In 2010, before he made his debuts in the top division and thinking this was not a possibility anymore, Montañés contemplated quitting football and becoming a fireman, as his father before him.[9] Nothing came of it eventually.

Honours

Club

Barcelona
Levante

Country

Spain U23

References

  1. ↑ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ↑ FC Sevilla 3–2 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 13 May 2006
  3. ↑ Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón (Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions); Marca, 5 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Acuerdo para la incorporación de Francisco Montañés (Agreement for addition of Francisco Montañés); Real Zaragoza, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 20 August 2012
  6. ↑ "Zaragoza edge eight goal thriller". ESPN FC. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Principi d’acord amb el Zaragoza per Álvaro i Montañés (Early agreement with Zaragoza for Álvaro and Montañés); RCD Espanyol, 28 July 2014 (in Catalan)
  8. ↑ Acuerdo entre el Levante U.D. y el R.C.D. Espanyol para la cesión de Montañés por una temporada con opción de compra (Agreement between Levante U.D. and R.C.D. Espanyol for the loan of Montañés for one season with a buyout clause); Levante UD, 12 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ El fútbol ganó al bombero (Football defeated fireman); Marca, 26 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ "Mediterranean Games 2005 (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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