Francisco Chaparro Jaro
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Francisco 'Paco' Chaparro Jara (born 30 November 1942 in Seville
Seville
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, Andalusia
Andalusia
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) is a Spanish
Spain
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football manager
Coach (sport)
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, currently unattached.
Football career
Chaparro began his coaching career with lowly Écija BalompiéÉcija Balompié
Écija Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Écija, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1968, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 4.-Season to season:----*2 seasons in Segunda División...
(where he would serve in several capacities and in different seasons), before arriving at Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
neighbours Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
' youth ranks.
In the final day of the 2006–07 season, he replaced sacked Luis Fernández
Luis Fernández
Luis Fernández is a Spanish-French footballer who played as a defender / midfielder. He retired as a player in 1993 to become a manager....
at the helm of the first team, leading it to a 2–0 success at Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
, as the club narrowly avoided La Liga
La Liga
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relegation. The reserves
Real Betis B
Real Betis B is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1963, it is the reserve team of Real Betis, and currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 4, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva, with a capacity for 4,000 spectators.Unlike the...
, which he also coached, would manage to promote to level three
Segunda División B
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.
Chaparro returned to the reserves for 2007–08, but was again called for main squad duties after Argentine
Argentina
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Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
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only managed 11 points from 14 matches; his first game in charge was a 1–0 win at Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, Betis maintained top flight status and he had his contract renewed for another year.
On 7 April 2009, after five consecutive draws (the last a 3–3 home tie against CD Numancia
CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, with a 10,200-seat capacity.Besides football it has other...
) and two months without a win, Chaparro was sacked by Betis, which would eventually be relegated.