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.

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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)

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Pav%C3%B3n
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367022

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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