Francisco Pavón

Who is Francisco Pavón?

Francisco "Paco" Pavón Barahona is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

His name became associated with the Los Galácticos policy when Real Madrid – where he spent most of his professional career – president Florentino Pérez promised to build a team full of Zidanes and Pavones – expensive high profile recruits like Zinedine Zidane and youth team graduates like Pavón.

Over the course of nine seasons Pavón amassed La Liga totals of 125 games and three goals, with his main club and Zaragoza.