Tati Maldonado
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco José Maldonado Collante | ||
Date of birth | 2 June 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San Fernando, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Betis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Betis B | 111 | (40) |
2003–2008 | Betis | 19 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Ceuta (loan) | 34 | (7) |
2005–2006 | → Lorca Deportiva (loan) | 26 | (13) |
2007–2008 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Sporting Gijón | 35 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Cartagena | 14 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Xerez | 46 | (7) |
2013 | Chania | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 | San Fernando | 68 | (24) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2018 |
Francisco José 'Tati' Maldonado Collante (born 2 June 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Maldonado, a product of Real Betis's youth system, was born in San Fernando, Cádiz, and played for the Andalusia club four seasons, making his La Liga debut on 8 February 2003 by featuring 15 minutes in a 1–4 away loss against Real Madrid.[1] He would only appear in four games in two seasons combined before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF,[2] completing successful loan spells.[3][4]
During the summer of 2006, Betis re-signed Maldonado from Lorca for €62,000. He impressed during the summer friendlies, and was given a starting place against Valencia CF in a 1–2 away loss for the season opener, as a right winger in the absence of Joaquín.[5]
Following a promising start – with another four matches in the starting XI – that included an assist against Athletic Bilbao in a 3–0 home win,[6] Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed coach Luis Fernández, and finished the campaign with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.[7]
In 2007–08, Maldonado was again loaned, to second division club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8] At the end of the season he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal;[9] on 21 December 2008 he netted his first goal for the Asturians, in a 1–0 home win over UD Almería,[10] with his team narrowly avoiding top flight relegation.
After a poor second season individually, Maldonado left for FC Cartagena in the second level.[11] He continued competing in the category in the following years with Xerez CD,[12] being relegated in 2013.
References
[edit]- ^ Maldonado: "Nos falta un delantero, pero yo también tengo cabida en este proyecto" (Maldonado: "We lack a forward, but i also belong to this project"); ABC, 10 August 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ Baños: "A Unai Emery lo tengo ya renovado en un 99,9 %" (Baños: "Unai Emery is 99,9 % renewed"); La Verdad, 31 March 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Tati' Maldonado salió ayer por segunda vez como titular y ya lleva marcados cuatro goles ('Tati' Maldonado started for the second time yesterday and has already scored four goals); La Verdad, 30 January 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Goleadores de 2005–2006" [2005–2006 top scorers] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Valencia 2–1 Real Betis". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ El Betis golea ante un Athletic inofensivo (Betis rout harmless Athletic); El Mundo, 10 September 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Luis Fernández descarta a Dani, Vogel, Maldonado y Romero" [Luis Fernández discards Dani, Vogel, Maldonado and Romero] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "El Nàstic presentará hoy al delantero 'Tati' Maldonado" [Nàstic will present forward 'Tati' Maldonado today] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ El Sporting presenta a Maldonado (Sporting present Maldonado); Marca, 1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Sporting Gijon 1–0 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008
- ^ "Maldonado abandona 'triste' el Sporting para fichar por el Cartagena" [Maldonado leaves Sporting 'sad' to sign for Cartagena] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Tati Maldonado, primer refuerzo en el mercado de invierno" [Tati Maldonado, first winter market addition] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- Tati Maldonado at BDFutbol
- Tati Maldonado at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Tati Maldonado at Soccerway
- Tati Maldonado at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Tati Maldonado at FBref.com
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from San Fernando, Cádiz
- Footballers from the Province of Cádiz
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Betis players
- AD Ceuta footballers
- Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Sporting de Gijón players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Xerez CD footballers
- San Fernando CD players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece