José Rojo Martín (born 23 March 1968), known as Pacheta, is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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, currently

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Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

. He amassed

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totals of 183 matches and 15 goals over eight seasons, representing in the competition Real Burgos,

Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league s ...

and Numancia. He added 112 games and 17 goals in the Segunda División. In 2009, Pacheta became a manager.

Playing career

Born in

Salas de los Infantes Salas de los Infantes is a municipality and city located in Burgos Province between La Rioja, Soria and Burgos in Spain. It is hilly with many foothills and mountains. The mountain range Sierra de la Demanda with the black lagoon, ''La Laguna ...

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, Castile and León, Pacheta made his debut as a senior with local

Racing Lermeño Racing Lermeño Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Lerma, Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1969, it plays in Tercera División – Group 8, holding home games at '' Estadio Arlanza'', with a c ...

in 1987 while also working as a

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. Two years later, he moved to

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...

of the

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.Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief ''numantina'' encyclopedia)
Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish) After failing to appear in

with

Real Burgos CF Real Burgos Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1983, it ceased to compete in 1996 and returned in 2011, holding home games at ''Complejo Deportivo San Amaro'', ...

during the 1990–91 season, Pacheta signed for third-tier side

CA Marbella Club Atlético Marbella were a Spanish football team based in Marbella, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1947 and dissolved in 1997, it was also the reserve team of CD Málaga for a time. History Atlético Marbella had its heyd ...

, being promoted in his debut campaign. On 6 September 1992, he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' No ...

in the Segunda División. In June 1994, after a short spell at

CP Mérida Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its s ...

, Pacheta joined

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of the top division. His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 17 September, when he came on as a second-half substitute in the 0–0 home draw with

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. He scored his first goal on 16 April of the following year, in a 3–1 victory over

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also at the

Sarrià Stadium Sarrià Stadium (in Catalan: Estadi de Sarrià ; in Spanish: Estadio de Sarrià) was a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium was the home of RCD Espanyol from 1923 to 1997, and was located in the district of Sarrià. B ...

. Pacheta signed with Numancia of the same league in summer 1999, after 134 competitive appearances for the

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. He retired in 2004 at the age of 36, joining the former club's staff shortly after.

Coaching career

In June 2007, Pacheta was appointed Numancia's

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, switching to manager on 17 February 2009 as a replacement for the fired

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. He remained in charge for the following 15 matches, as the

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team were eventually relegated from the top flight. On 15 February 2011, Pacheta signed for

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

in division three, leading the club to eighth place and renewing his contract for a further year in May. He resigned on 24 May 2012, and joined

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

on 10 December. Pacheta was relieved of his duties on 20 May 2013, despite earning runner-up honours in the league with the Murcians, albeit without promotion to the second tier. He moved abroad in August, being appointed at

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

side

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. Pacheta left the Polish team in June 2014, and signed with

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its home ...

shortly after. On 25 January of the following year, he was sacked after only managing to win three out of twelve home games. On 27 February 2018, after an experience in Thailand with

Ratchaburi FC Ratchaburi Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดราชบุรี ) is a Thai professional football club based in Ratchaburi province that currently plays in Thai League 1. Ratchaburi has the nickname ' ...

, Pacheta replaced the dismissed

Josico José Joaquín Moreno Verdú (born 6 January 1975), known as Josico, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager. His 16-year professional career was mainly associated with Las Palmas and Villa ...

at the helm of

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at '' Estad ...

. On 22 May 2019, after achieving promotion to the second division the previous campaign, he renewed his contract for a further season. Just two days after promoting to the top tier in the play-offs, Pacheta left the

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on 25 August 2020. The following 12 January, he took over for Míchel at

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

in the same league. After not being able to avoid relegation, he resigned. On 16 June 2021, Pacheta was appointed manager of

, also relegated to the second division.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Espanyol archives
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