Paco Clos

Paco Clos
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Clos Orozco
Date of birth	8 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Mataró, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Juventus Mataró
1978–1980	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1983	Barcelona B
1981	→ Sabadell (loan)
1982–1988	Barcelona
1988–1991	Murcia
1991–1992	Orihuela Deportiva
1992–1994	Palafrugell
1994	Mataró
International career
1985	Spain U21
1985	Spain
Managerial career
1994–1995	Mataronesa
1995–1996	Mataró (assistant)
1997–1999	Mataronesa
1999–2000	Hospitalet (assistant)
2000–2001	Badalona
2002–2003	Vilassar Mar (assistant)
2003–2004	Atlético Baleares
2005–2006	Vilassar Mar
2006–2007	Rubí (assistant)
2007–2008	Terrassa (assistant)
2009–2011	Santboià (assistant)
2011	Santboià
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco "Paco" Javier Clos Orozco (born 8 August 1960) is a Spanish retired professional football player and manager.

Club career

Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Clos spent his career mainly in lowly teams in his native region, although he did manage to compete in seven La Liga seasons: six for FC Barcelona, mostly as a backup,^[1] and one for Real Murcia (he also appeared with the latter club in the Segunda División, in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 campaigns).^[2]

Clos had a lengthy spell as manager after his retirement in 1994, with all the sides also hailing from his region of birth, mostly in amateur football.^[3]

International career

During his stint with Barça, Clos earned three caps for Spain, all in 1985, but never took part in any major international tournament. On 27 February 1985, however, he scored the game's only goal in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Scotland, which later proved decisive for Miguel Muñoz side's qualification (eight group points to seven).^[1]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 February 1985	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Scotland	1–0	1–0	1986 World Cup qualification^[4]

Honours

Barcelona

References

^ ^a ^b Stevenson, Jonathan; Bevan, Chris (22 April 2008). "When Bryan Robson tamed Barca". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
^ Giraldo, Javier (16 March 2017). "¿Qué fue de... Clos? Héroe por accidente en el Barça de los ochenta" [What happened to... Clos? Accidental hero in 80s Barça]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ "El Santboià renova Paco Clos" [Santboià renew Paco Clos]. Ara (in Catalan). 11 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (28 February 1985). "1–0: Marca Clos y arde Sevilla" [1–0: Clos scores and Seville burns]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Paco Clos: "Al Barça em van ensenyar a ser humil i respectuós"" [Paco Clos: "At Barça I was taught to be humble and respectful"] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

External links

Paco Clos at BDFutbol
Paco Clos at National-Football-Teams.com
Paco Clos – FIFA competition record (archived)
Paco Clos at EU-Football.info

[BBC-1] Stevenson, Jonathan; Bevan, Chris (22 April 2008). "When Bryan Robson tamed Barca". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2008.

[2] Giraldo, Javier (16 March 2017). "¿Qué fue de... Clos? Héroe por accidente en el Barça de los ochenta" [What happened to... Clos? Accidental hero in 80s Barça]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[3] "El Santboià renova Paco Clos" [Santboià renew Paco Clos]. Ara (in Catalan). 11 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[4] Calvo, Juan Antonio (28 February 1985). "1–0: Marca Clos y arde Sevilla" [1–0: Clos scores and Seville burns]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[FCB-5] "Paco Clos: "Al Barça em van ensenyar a ser humil i respectuós"" [Paco Clos: "At Barça I was taught to be humble and respectful"] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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