Joaquín Parra

Antonio 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)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1980 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández (born 17 June 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a coach.

Over the course of 11 seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 283 games and 30 goals, mainly with Betis (seven years). He also played two years with Real Madrid.

Football career

Born in Seville, Parra made his professional debuts with hometown club Real Betis at age 19,[1] and played there until 1986–87, appearing in a career-best La Liga 44 games – all as a starter – precisely in that season, which had a second stage. He left the Andalusians with more than 250 competitive matches to his credit, including four in the UEFA Cup and 19 in the Copa de la Liga; he reached the final of the latter tournament in 1986, losing it to FC Barcelona 1–2 on aggregate.[2]

Subsequently, Parra transferred to Atlético Madrid[3] where, after a solid first year (33 games and five goals for a third-place finish) he appeared sparingly, which also occurred in the following two seasons, now with Real Madrid (only 15 matches combined).

After an unsuccessful trial in Hungary with Budapest Honvéd FC, Parra signed with lowly Écija Balompié in 1992, after which he retired. In the 2000s he took up coaching, with Betis' C and B-teams,[4] subsequently acting as a scout for the club.

In late 2006, Parra was named Andalusia's head coach,[5] being replaced in the post by another former Real Madrid player, Adolfo Aldana.

References

  1. ↑ "Parra: esa perla de Triana" [Parra: that gem from Triana]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 April 1981. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Spain – List of League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Joaquín Parra dirigirá al Betis B (Joaquín Parra will coach Betis B) Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.; Real Betis, 27 June 2005 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Joaquín Parra, técnico de la selección sénior andaluza (Joaquín Parra, Andalusia senior national team coach); Terra, 19 October 2006 (in Spanish)
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