Tati Maldonado

Spanish footballer

Tati Maldonado
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Maldonado Collante
Date of birth	(1981-06-02) 2 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	San Fernando, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
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)
2014–2016	San Fernando	68	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2018

Francisco José 'Tati' Maldonado Collante (born 2 June 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Maldonado, a product of Real Betis's youth system, was born in San Fernando, Cádiz, and 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.^[1] He would only appear in four games in two seasons combined before moving to AD Ceuta and then Lorca Deportiva CF,^[2] completing successful loan spells.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Following a promising start – with another four matches in the starting XI – that included an assist against Athletic Bilbao in a 3–0 home win,^[6] Maldonado found himself out of favour with newly appointed coach Luis Fernández, and finished the campaign with 15 appearances, going scoreless in the process.^[7]

In 2007–08, Maldonado was again loaned, to second division club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[8] At the end of the season he joined promoted Sporting de Gijón, on a three-year deal;^[9] on 21 December 2008 he netted his first goal for the Asturians, in a 1–0 home win over UD Almería,^[10] with his team narrowly avoiding top flight relegation.

After a poor second season individually, Maldonado left for FC Cartagena in the second level.^[11] He continued competing in the category in the following years with Xerez CD,^[12] being relegated in 2013.

References

^ 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 (in 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 (in 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 (in Spanish)
^ "Goleadores de 2005–2006" [2005–2006 top scorers] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ "Valencia 2–1 Real Betis". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ El Betis golea ante un Athletic inofensivo (Betis rout harmless Athletic); El Mundo, 10 September 2006 (in Spanish)
^ "Luis Fernández descarta a Dani, Vogel, Maldonado y Romero" [Luis Fernández discards Dani, Vogel, Maldonado and Romero] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ "El Nàstic presentará hoy al delantero 'Tati' Maldonado" [Nàstic will present forward 'Tati' Maldonado today] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ El Sporting presenta a Maldonado (Sporting present Maldonado); Marca, 1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Sporting Gijon 1–0 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 21 December 2008
^ "Maldonado abandona 'triste' el Sporting para fichar por el Cartagena" [Maldonado leaves Sporting 'sad' to sign for Cartagena] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^ "Tati Maldonado, primer refuerzo en el mercado de invierno" [Tati Maldonado, first winter market addition] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.