Valentín Sergio Pachón Mosquero (born 5 February 1977) is a Spanish retired
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
Born in
Madrid
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, Pachón started his career in the
fifth division of Spanish football, playing the following season in the
fourth level. He then spent a couple of years with
CD Leganés
Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...
also in his native region, being instrumental as the team managed to consecutively retain their
division two status.
In the summer of 2000, Pachón moved to
La Liga
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, being irregularly used at
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 ...
(31 games in
his first year and 24 in the
2002–03 campaign, but only seven in the other two seasons combined). He was released in January 2004 and returned to the capital, now with
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...
, again proving an essential offensive unit in the club's
first ever promotion to the top division; on 19 June, he scored all five goals in the decisive 5–3 away win against
CD Tenerife
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,
Pachón conduce al Getafe a Primera (Pachón leads Getafe to ''Primera'')
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, 19 June 2004 being mainly used as a substitute in the following three seasons and also helping the side to the 2007 final of the Copa del Rey
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.
Pachón stayed in the community subsequently, helping Rayo Vallecano
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to a level three promotion in his first season. He finished the following year with nine goals – second-best in the squad – as the team overachieved for a final fifth place.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish footballers
Association football forwards
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CD Leganés B players
CD Leganés players
Real Valladolid players
Getafe CF footballers
Rayo Vallecano players
Cádiz CF players
CF Fuenlabrada footballers