Francisco 'Paco' José Camarasa Castellar (born 27 September 1967) is a Spanish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played mainly as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Club career

Camarasa was born in Rafelbunyol, Valencian Community. For 13 professional seasons he played solely with local club

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

, making his first-team debut during 1987–88 (one game, as the ''Che'' had just returned from the Segunda División). Eventually, he became an undisputed starter, making 333 competitive appearances. Towards the end of his career, injuries and loss of form limited Camarasa to just 11

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

matches over four campaigns. He played a minor part in Valencia's

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

conquest of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

, retiring in June of the following year at nearly 33 years of age. Subsequently, Camarasa remained working at the

Mestalla Stadium Mestalla Stadium ( es, Estadio de Mestalla , ca-valencia, Estadi de Mestalla ) is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home of Valencia Club de Fútbol and has a capacity of 48,600 seats, making it the 8th-largest stadium i ...

as a match delegate. In March 2020, he was one of five persons connected to the organisation that tested positive for

COVID-19 virus Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), the respiratory illness responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had a p ...

during the coronavirus pandemic in Spain.

International career

Camarasa earned 14

caps Caps are flat headgear. Caps or CAPS may also refer to: Science and technology Computing * CESG Assisted Products Service, provided by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters * Composite Application Platform Suite, by Java Caps, a Ja ...

for

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, and was in the squad for the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

, appearing 13 minutes against

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in the group stage after coming on as a substitute for Pep Guardiola and playing the entire round-of-16 win over Switzerland (3–0).

Honours

: 1998–99 * UEFA Intertoto Cup:

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

References

External links

*
CiberChe biography and stats
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camarasa, Paco 1967 births Living people People from Horta Nord Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Spanish footballers Footballers from the Valencian Community Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Spain international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Valencia CF Mestalla managers Valencia CF non-playing staff

Club career

International career

Honours

See also

References

External links