{{short description|Spanish retired professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Clos|Orozco|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Paco Clos | image = | fullname = Francisco Javier Clos Orozco | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Mataró, Spain | height = 1.82 m | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = 1978–1980 | youthclubs1 = Juventus Mataró | youthclubs2 = Barcelona | years1 = 1980–1983 | years2 = 1981 | years3 = 1982–1988 | years4 = 1988–1991 | years5 = 1991–1992 | years6 = 1992–1994 | years7 = 1994 | clubs1 = Barcelona B | clubs2 = → Sabadell (loan) | clubs3 = Barcelona | clubs4 = Murcia | clubs5 = Orihuela Deportiva | clubs6 = Palafrugell | clubs7 = Mataró | caps1 = 97 | caps2 = 2 | caps3 = 62 | caps4 = 53 | caps5 = 32 | caps6 = | caps7 = | totalcaps = | goals1 = 27 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 9 | goals4 = 6 | goals5 = 4 | goals6 = | goals7 = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1985 | nationalyears2 = 1985 | nationalteam1 = Spain U21 | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | manageryears1 = 1994–1995 | manageryears2 = 1995–1996 | manageryears3 = 1997–1999 | manageryears4 = 1999–2000 | manageryears5 = 2000–2001 | manageryears6 = 2002–2003 | manageryears7 = 2003–2004 | manageryears8 = 2005–2006 | manageryears9 = 2006–2007 | manageryears10 = 2007–2008 | manageryears11 = 2009–2011 | manageryears12 = 2011 | managerclubs1 = Mataronesa | managerclubs2 = Mataró (assistant) | managerclubs3 = Mataronesa | managerclubs4 = Hospitalet (assistant) | managerclubs5 = Badalona | managerclubs6 = Vilassar Mar (assistant) | managerclubs7 = Atlético Baleares | managerclubs8 = Vilassar Mar | managerclubs9 = Rubí (assistant) | managerclubs10 = Terrassa (assistant) | managerclubs11 = Santboià (assistant) | managerclubs12 = Santboià }} '''Francisco "Paco" Javier Clos Orozco''' (born 8 August 1960) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He later worked as a manager.
==Club career== Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Clos spent his career mainly in lowly teams in his native region, although he did manage to compete in seven La Liga seasons: six for FC Barcelona, mostly as a backup,<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7352959.stm|title=When Bryan Robson tamed Barca|publisher=BBC Sport|first1=Jonathan|last1=Stevenson|first2=Chris|last2=Bevan|date=22 April 2008|access-date=22 April 2008}}</ref> and one for Real Murcia CF (he also appeared with the latter club in the Segunda División, in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 campaigns).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/que-fue-clos-heroe-por-accidente-barca-los-ochenta-5903047|title=¿Qué fue de... Clos? Héroe por accidente en el Barça de los ochenta|trans-title=What happened to... Clos? Accidental hero in 80s Barça|newspaper=Sport|first=Javier|last=Giraldo|language=es|date=16 March 2017|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
Clos had a lengthy spell as manager after his retirement in 1994, with all the sides also hailing from his region of birth, mostly in amateur football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ara.cat/esports/futbol/futbol_catala/Santboia-renova-Paco-Clos_0_424757671.html|title=El Santboià renova Paco Clos|trans-title=Santboià renew Paco Clos|newspaper=Ara|language=ca|date=11 February 2011|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
==International career== During his stint with ''Barça'', Clos earned three caps for Spain, all in 1985, but never took part in any major international tournament. On 27 February 1985, however, he scored the game's only goal in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Scotland, which later proved decisive for Miguel Muñoz side's qualification (eight group points to seven).<ref name=BBC/>
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 27 February 1985 || Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain || {{fb|SCO}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || 1986 World Cup qualification<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/02/28/pagina-3/1114444/pdf.html|title=1–0: Marca Clos y arde Sevilla|trans-title=1–0: Clos scores and Seville burns|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Juan Antonio|last=Calvo|language=es|date=28 February 1985|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> |}
==Honours== '''Barcelona''' *La Liga: 1984–85<ref name=FCB>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/noticies/1229084/paco-clos-al-barca-em-van-ensenyar-a-ser-humil-i-respectuos|title=Paco Clos: "Al Barça em van ensenyar a ser humil i respectuós"|trans-title=Paco Clos: "At Barça I was taught to be humble and respectful"|publisher=FC Barcelona|language=ca|date=15 March 2018|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> *Copa del Rey: 1982–83, 1987–88<ref name=FCB/> *Supercopa de España: 1983<ref name=FCB/> *Copa de la Liga: 1986<ref name=FCB/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{BDFutbol|2950}} *{{NFT player|18991}} *{{FIFA player|47843}} *{{EU-Football.info|3687}}
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