Paco Jémez

Paco Jémez is exactly my kind of football figure. Born in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, he spent 11 seasons as a central defender, played 269 La Liga matches mainly for Deportivo and Zaragoza, and even featured for Spain at Euro 2000. But what really wins me over is his managerial philosophy. A former defender who built his coaching identity around bold, possession-hungry attacking football shows real conviction rather than caution. I love that contradiction, the stopper turned evangelist for daring play. He's a stubborn, principled character, and that personality is precisely what makes him compelling.

Name (English)

Paco Jémez

Name (Japanese)

フランシスコ・ヘメス・マルティン

Reading

ふらんしすこ・へめす・まるてぃん

Born

April 18, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

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%98%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Las Palmas
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.