Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández (born 17 June 1961) is a Spanish former professional football midfielder and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Spain U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1988 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Coria (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Coria | ||
| 2004 | Betis B | ||
| 2004–2005 | Betis C | ||
| 2005–2006 | Betis B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Club career edit
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 2–1 on aggregate.[3]
Parra transferred to Atlético Madrid subsequently,[4] where after a first year where he made 33 appearances and scored five goals for a third-place finish, he featured sparingly, which also occurred the following two seasons with Real Madrid (only 20 competitive games).[2]
After an unsuccessful trial in Hungary with Budapest Honvéd FC, Parra signed for 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 edit
- ^ Ríos, Ricardo (24 April 1981). "Parra: esa perla de Triana" [Parra: that gem from Triana]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "El perfil: Parra" [The profile: Parra] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Torre, Raúl. "Spain – List of League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Borrero, M. (7 July 2005). "Álex entrenará al Betis C" [Álex will coach Betis C]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Joaquín Parra at BDFutbol
- Joaquín Parra manager profile at BDFutbol
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)