Francisco Montañés

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montañés and the second or maternal family name is Claverías.
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)
Position Winger
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 21 (0)
2010–2012 Alcorcón 75 (16)
2012–2014 Zaragoza 74 (9)
2014–2017 Espanyol 32 (1)
2016–2017 → Levante (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2019 Tenerife 35 (0)
Total 373 (37)
International career
2001 Spain U16 3 (0)
2005 Spain U19 3 (0)
2006 Spain U21 2 (0)
2005 Spain U23 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco 'Paco' Montañés Claverías (born 8 October 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Club career

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

In August 2010, Montañés joined AD Alcorcón, promoted for the first time to the Segunda División.[4] 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.[5]

Montañés returned to La Liga with Real Zaragoza, signing a four-year contract on 3 July 2012.[6] He made his official debut on 20 August, featuring the entire 0–1 home defeat to Real Valladolid.[7]

Montañés scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 10 November 2012, his team's second in the 5–3 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[8] He started all 38 league matches during the campaign, as the Aragonese were relegated.[9]

On 28 July 2014, Montañés returned to the top tier after agreeing to a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[10] On 12 August 2016, he was loaned to Levante UD in a season-long deal.[11]

On 17 August 2017, free agent Montañés signed a two-year contract with second division side CD Tenerife.[12]

Personal life

In 2010, before he made his debut 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.[13] Nothing came of it eventually.

Honours

Barcelona

Levante

Spain U23

References

  1. ^ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ "FC Sevilla 3–2 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  3. ^ Aramendia, Arkaitz (19 December 2012). "Zaragoza, la 'otra sucursal' de La Masía" [Zaragoza, the 'other affiliate' of La Masía]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón" [Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ^ Trujillo, Gonzalo (3 May 2014). "El informe: Paco Montañés" [The report: Paco Montañés] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ Ferrer, Pedro Luis (3 July 2012). "El Zaragoza cierra el fichaje de Montañés" [Zaragoza complete signing of Montañés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza". ESPN Soccernet. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Zaragoza edge eight goal thriller". ESPN FC. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Montañés se encuentra en la agenda de varios clubs de Primera" [Montañés is on the radar of several Primera clubs]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Principi d'acord amb el Zaragoza per Álvaro i Montañés" [Early agreement with Zaragoza for Álvaro and Montañés] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  11. ^ Maroto, David (12 August 2016). "El Levante incorpora en un día a Campaña y Montañés" [Levante add Campaña and Montañés in one day]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Paco Montañés, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Paco Montañés, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ^ Gaudioso, Sonia (26 September 2012). "El fútbol ganó al bombero" [Football defeated fireman]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Memoria de La Liga de Fútbol Profesional | Temporada 2005/2006" [Memory of the Professional Football League | 2005/2006 season] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  15. ^ "El Levante se proclamó campeón de Segunda División" [Levante crowned Segunda División champions]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  16. ^ Garin, Erik. "Mediterranean Games 2005 (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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