Francisco Montañés

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paco Montañés

| image = Montanes BARCELONA-SPANYOL.jpg

| caption = Montañés playing for Espanyol in 2015

| fullname = Francisco Montañés Claverías

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Castellón, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.72}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Castellón

| youthyears2 = 1998–2004 | youthclubs2 = Barcelona

| years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = Barcelona C | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = Barcelona B | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = Barcelona | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2009 | clubs4 = Villarreal B | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = Ontinyent | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–2012 | clubs6 = Alcorcón | caps6 = 75 | goals6 = 16

| years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs7 = Zaragoza | caps7 = 74 | goals7 = 9

| years8 = 2014–2017 | clubs8 = Espanyol | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = → Levante (loan) | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2017–2019 | clubs10 = Tenerife | caps10 = 35 | goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 373 | totalgoals = 37

| nationalyears1 = 2001 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2006 | nationalteam3 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2005 | nationalteam4 = Spain U23 | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 1

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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.{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=503062|title=Debe ser el número 23|trans-title=Must be number 23|publisher=ESPN Deportes|language=Spanish|date=18 November 2006|access-date=15 September 2015}} 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.[http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/188474/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 FC Sevilla 3–2 Barcelona]; ESPN Soccernet, 13 May 2006 He then moved to the lower leagues, with Villarreal CF B and Ontinyent CF.{{cite news|url=https://www.deia.eus/athletic/2012/12/19/zaragoza-sucursal-masia-5378094.html|title=Zaragoza, la 'otra sucursal' de La Masía|trans-title=Zaragoza, the 'other affiliate' of La Masía|publisher=Deia|language=Spanish|date=19 December 2012|accessdate=26 September 2022}}

In August 2010, Montañés joined AD Alcorcón, promoted for the first time to the Segunda División.[http://www.marca.com/2010/08/05/futbol/equipos/alcorcon/1281007117.html Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón (Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions)]; Marca, 5 August 2010 (in Spanish) 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2014/05/03/ud-las-palmas/344140.html|title=El informe: Paco Montañés|trans-title=The report: Paco Montañés|publisher=Vavel|language=Spanish|date=3 May 2014|accessdate=7 May 2018}}

Montañés returned to La Liga with Real Zaragoza, signing a four-year contract on 5 July 2012.[http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/28672 Acuerdo para la incorporación de Francisco Montañés (Agreement for addition of Francisco Montañés)]; Real Zaragoza, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish) He made his official debut on 20 August, featuring the entire 0–1 home defeat to Real Valladolid.[http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/350175/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza]; ESPN Soccernet, 20 August 2012

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.{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/348408/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901|title=Zaragoza edge eight goal thriller|publisher=ESPN FC|date=10 November 2012|accessdate=10 September 2014}} He started in all league matches during the campaign, as the Aragonese were relegated.

On 28 July 2014, Montañés returned to the top tier after agreeing to a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[http://rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18143&idseccion=7&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=91 Principi d’acord amb el Zaragoza per Álvaro i Montañés (Early agreement with Zaragoza for Álvaro and Montañés)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104013232/http://rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18143&idseccion=7&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=91 |date=2014-11-04 }}; RCD Espanyol, 28 July 2014 (in Catalan) On 12 August 2016, he was loaned to Levante UD in a season-long deal.[http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/acuerdo-entre-el-levante-u-d-y-el-r-c-d-espanyol-para-la-cesion-de-montanes-por-una-temporada-con-opcion-de-compra Acuerdo entre el Levante U.D. y el R.C.D. Espanyol para la cesión de Montañés por una temporada con opción de compra (Agreement between Levante U.D. and R.C.D. Espanyol for the loan of Montañés for one season with a buyout clause)]; Levante UD, 12 August 2016 (in Spanish)

On 17 August 2017, free agent Montañés signed a two-year contract with division two side CD Tenerife.[http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/paco-montanes-nuevo-refuerzo-del-cd-tenerife Paco Montañés, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife (Paco Montañés, new addition of CD Tenerife)]; CD Tenerife, 17 August 2017 (in Spanish)

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.[http://www.marca.com/2012/09/26/futbol/equipos/zaragoza/1348655846.html El fútbol ganó al bombero (Football defeated fireman)]; Marca, 26 September 2012 (in Spanish) Nothing came of it eventually.

Honours

Barcelona

La Liga: 2005–06

Levante

Segunda División: 2016–17

Spain U23

Mediterranean Games: 2005{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames05.html|title=Mediterranean Games 2005 (Spain)|website=RSSSF|accessdate=27 September 2016}}