Francisco José Maldonado

For the seventeenth century Chilean physician and religious scholar who was executed in the Inquisition, see Francisco Maldonado da Silva. For the leader of the rebel Comuneros in the Revolt of the Comuneros, who was captured and beheaded at the Battle of Villalar in 1521, see Francisco Maldonado.

Tati Maldonado

Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Maldonado Collante
Date of birth	(1981-06-02) 2 June 1981
Place of birth	San Fernando, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	San Fernando
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Betis B	111	(40)
2003–2008	Betis	19	(0)
2004–2005	→ Ceuta (loan)	34	(7)
2005–2006	→ Lorca Deportiva (loan)	26	(13)
2007–2008	→ Gimnàstic (loan)	31	(4)
2008–2010	Sporting Gijón	35	(2)
2010–2012	Cartagena	14	(0)
2012–2013	Xerez	46	(7)
2013	Chania	0	(0)
2014–	San Fernando	31	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Collante.

Francisco José 'Tati' Maldonado Collante (born 2 June 1981 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for San Fernando CD as a forward.

Club career

Maldonado, a product of Real Betis's youth system, played for the Andalusia club four seasons, making his La Liga debut on 8 February 2003 by featuring 15 minutes in a 1–4 away loss against Real Madrid. He would only appear in four games in two seasons combined before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF, completing successful loan spells.

During the summer of 2006, Betis re-signed Maldonado from Lorca for €62,000. He impressed during the summer friendlies, and was given a starting place against Valencia CF in a 1–2 away loss for the season opener, as a right winger in the absence of Joaquín.

Following a promising start – with another four matches in the starting XI – that included an assist against Athletic de Bilbao in a 3–0 home win, Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed coach Luis Fernández, and finished the campaign with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.

In 2007–08 Maldonado was again loaned, to second division club Gimnàstic de Tarragona. At the end of the season he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal; on 21 December 2008 he netted his first goal for the Asturians, in a 1–0 home win over UD Almería, with his team narrowly avoiding top flight relegation.

After a poor second season individually, Maldonado left for FC Cartagena in the second level. He continued competing in the category in the following years with Xerez CD, being relegated in 2013.

External links

• Francisco Maldonado profile at BDFutbol
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Francisco Maldonado at Soccerway

• Maldonado: «Nos falta un delantero, pero yo también tengo cabida en este proyecto» (Maldonado: «We lack a forward, but i also belong to this project»); ABC, 10 August 2003 (Spanish)
• Baños: «A Unai Emery lo tengo ya renovado en un 99,9 %» (Baños: «Unai Emery is 99,9 % renewed»); La Verdad, 31 March 2006 (Spanish)
• 'Tati' Maldonado salió ayer por segunda vez como titular y ya lleva marcados cuatro goles ('Tati' Maldonado started for the second time yesterday and has already scored four goals); La Verdad, 30 January 2006 (Spanish)
• El Betis golea ante un Athletic inofensivo (Betis routs harmless Athletic); El Mundo, 10 September 2006 (Spanish)
• El Sporting presenta a Maldonado (Sporting presents Maldonado); Marca, 1 August 2008 (Spanish)
• Sporting Gijon 1–0 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008