Francisco Pavón

Francisco Pavon is, to me, one of football's most quietly symbolic figures. A Madrid-born centre-back, he became the human shorthand for Real Madrid's Galacticos era, the 'Pavones' half of president Florentino Perez's promise to pair expensive Zidanes with homegrown academy graduates. That's a strange kind of fame, being defined by the policy named partly after you rather than purely by your own play. I actually feel for him a little. Being the dependable local lad sharing a locker room with global superstars is a thankless role, but somebody has to do the unglamorous defending while the cameras chase the stars.

Name (English)

Francisco Pavón

Name (Japanese)

フランシスコ・パボン

Reading

ふらんしすこ・ぱぼん

Born

January 9, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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