Bio

Francisco José 'Paco' López Fernández (born 19 September 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the manager of Levante UD. Born in Silla, Province of Valencia, López graduated from Valencia CF's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves, in Tercera División. In the summer of 1991, López joined Segunda División B club Hércules CF. After appearing regularly in the 1992–93 season, which ended in promotion, he played his first match as a professional on 19 September 1993, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Real Burgos CF for the Segunda División championship. López scored his first professional goal on 16 October 1993, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home win over Villarreal CF. In 1994, he moved to CF Extremadura also in the second level. After being sparingly played, López signed with division three side Levante UD in January 1995. In July, he moved to CD Castellón in the same tier, and scored a career-best 16 goals in the 1997–98 campaign. In 1998, López joined Real Murcia. At the end of the season, he dropped down to Tercera División and signed for Benidorm CF, eventually retiring with the latter at the age of 34.