Joaquín Parra

Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández (born 17 June 1961) is a Spanish football manager and former player. A midfielder, he played 283 matches and scored 30 goals over 11 seasons in La Liga, mainly playing for Betis (seven years). He also spent two years with Real Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Parra and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Joaquín Parra
Personal information
Full name Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández
Date of birth (1961-06-17) 17 June 1961
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1980 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1987 Betis 221 (24)
1987–1989 Atlético Madrid 47 (5)
1989–1991 Real Madrid 15 (1)
1992–1993 Écija 8 (0)
Total 291 (30)
National team
1981–1982 Spain U21 11 (0)
1988 Spain U23 1 (0)
Teams managed
2000–2001 Coria (assistant)
2001 Coria
2004 Betis B
2004–2005 Betis C
2005–2006 Betis B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Seville, Parra made his professional debut with his hometown club Real Betis at age 18, [1] and played there until 1986–87, appearing in a career-best La Liga 44 games – all as a starter – that season, which had a second stage. He left the Andalusians with 283 competitive matches to his credit, including four in the UEFA Cup and 19 in the Copa de la Liga;[2] he reached the final of the latter tournament in 1986, losing it to FC Barcelona 1–2 on aggregate.[3]

Subsequently, Parra transferred to Atlético Madrid,[4] where, after a first year in which he played 33 games and scored five goals, he featured sparingly, which also occurred the following two seasons, now with Real Madrid (only 20 competitive appearances).[2]

After an unsuccessful trial in Hungary with Budapest Honvéd FC, Parra signed with Écija Balompié in 1992, after which he retired. In the 2000s he took up coaching, with Betis' C and B teams[5][6][7] as well as Coria CF,[8][2] subsequently working in directorial capacities for the former club.[9][10]

In October 2006, Parra joined Andalusia's coaching staff, led by José Enrique Díaz.[11]

References
  1. Ríos, Ricardo (24 April 1981). "Parra: esa perla de Triana" [Parra: that gem from Triana]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. "El perfil: Parra" [The profile: Parra] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. Torre, Raúl. "Spain – List of League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. "Goikoetxea y Parra firmaron ayer por tres años con el Atlético" [Goikoetxea and Parra signed with Atlético for three years yesterday]. El País (in Spanish). 10 July 1987. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. Torres, Gerardo (29 December 2004). "El año del regreso de Serra Ferrer" [The year of Serra Ferrer's return]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. Borrero, M. (7 July 2005). "Álex entrenará al Betis C" [Álex will coach Betis C]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. "El Betis B visita esta tarde al San Fernando" [Betis B visit San Fernando this afternoon]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 September 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. "Joaquín Parra, nuevo entrenador del Coria para el próximo año" [Joaquín Parra, new Coria manager for the next year]. ABC (in Spanish). 1 July 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. "Merino ya ejerce en la renovada secretaría técnica" [Merino already at work in the renewed technical staff]. ABC (in Spanish). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. González, Mateo (3 June 2008). "Chaparro firmará hoy la renovación de su contrato por una temporada" [Chaparro will sign renewal of his contract for one season today]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  11. "Joaquín Parra, nuevo técnico de la selección andaluza" [Joaquín Parra, new Andalusia national team coach]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 October 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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