Francisco José Maldonado

football player infobox
playername = Francisco Maldonado


fullname = Francisco José Maldonado Collante
height = 1.79 m
weight = 73 kg
nickname = Tati Maldonado
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|2
cityofbirth = San Fernando, Cádiz
countryofbirth = Spain
currentclub = Sporting Gijón
clubnumber = 25
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Betis B
years = 2002–2008
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Real Betis
Betis B
→AD Ceuta "(loan)"
→Lorca Deportiva "(loan)"
→Gimnàstic Tarragona "(loan)"
Sporting Gijón
caps(goals) = 19 (0) 32 (4) 36 (7) 26 (13)
31 (4)
0 (0)
pcupdate = 1 August 2008

Francisco José Maldonado Collante, Maldonado (born 2 June 1981 in San Fernando, Cádiz), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Sporting de Gijón, as a forward.

Club career

Maldonado, a product of Real Betis youth system, played for the Andalusian outfit four seasons before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF, where he completed successful loan spells.

During the summer of 2006, Real Betis re-signed Maldonado from Lorca for €62,000, with the player doning shirt number 24 due to his love for the television show 24 (he also has a Jack Bauer tattoo on his right shin). He impressed during the summer friendlies and was given a starting place against Valencia CF, in a 2-1 away loss season opener, as a right winger, in the absence of holder Joaquín.

Following a promising start that included a fantastic assist against Athletic Bilbao, Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed Betis coach Luis Fernández, and finished the season with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.

In 2007-08, Maldonado was again loaned, to second division team Gimnàstic de Tarragona. After the end of the season, he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal. [ [http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/sporting/es/desarrollo/1152467.html Sporting presents Maldonado] es icon]

References

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7201 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://es.geocities.com/tatimaldonadosite/index1 Geocities fansite] es icon