Francisco Copado

Francisco Copado (born 19 July 1974 in Kiel ) is a former German footballer of Spanish descent.

Sports career

Youth and stations to 2000

In Kiel, the German learned to play football. First at Eintracht Kiel, later in Holstein Kiel went through Copado the various youth teams.

For the season 1992/1993 he was awarded a professional contract with Hamburger SV, whose scouts had already for some time keeping an eye on the offensive player. In 1995, Felix Magath, coach of HSV was Copado had recorded just three Bundesliga appearances. In the season 1995/96, ten more appearances followed in the dress of the Hanseatic League, before he broke his tents during the winter break in Hamburg.

Copado just moved in early 1996 in the homeland of his parents, because he moved to the second Spanish League for RCD Mallorca. In the season 1996/97 he made with his 18 hits a great contribution to the rise of Mallorca in the Primera División. Then Francisco Copado returned to Germany.

Tennis Borussia Berlin lured the midfielder in 1997 to the Spree. There he played under coach Hermann Gerland as a director behind the strikers and was instrumental with his 15 goals this season in ensuring that TeBe unbeaten Northeast Regional champion and rose to the Second Bundesliga. In the second division arrived to Copado showed far less dangerous than in the rise year.

SpVgg Unterhaching (2000-2005)

In 2000, Copado the then Bundesliga side SpVgg Unterhaching. The former coach Lorenz - Gunther Kostner, Copado wanted to add Haching. After a tough negotiation poker the obligation came about after all. But after a few games Copado fell less by performance on the pitch or in training on, but procured a dubious image as a diva and a party animal. For disciplinary reasons suspended Köstner his midfield strategist for ten months. During this time the Spaniard had to keep fit away from the Unterhachinger sports park. Was released only when the Köstner now relegated to the second division and again fallen into relegation danger Munich suburban club and Rainer Adrion took office, Copado was " pardoned ".

Under Wolfgang Frank, who made him captain, he became the service provider. The " colorful bird " seemed refined and enjoyed a special position in Unterhaching. Finally he was able to retrieve his great potential and showed good, often outstanding achievements. Both in the central role as an attacking midfielder and in the storm did to convince the Spaniards. He played a decisive role in ensuring that the now relegated even in the Regionalliga Süd Unterhachinger aufrückten again in the second Bundesliga.

Eintracht Frankfurt (2005/2006)

In 2005 he managed the jump for the third time in the Bundesliga by signing a contract with Eintracht Frankfurt until 2008. The transition from the second to the first division dropped him hard at first, probably because coach Friedhelm glitter wanted him to be a regular place worked hard. But Copado struggled through and glitter offered itself through significantly improved exercise performance. So it was that he made in the second half of the first round sensation and five goals and five assists contributed in ten games. In December 2005, he was even named the player of the month. He was the level in the second half does not hold ( 1 Goal and 1 Assist in 14 games ), where the soaring harmony abruptly ended and in the end had to be feared for the league even. Ultimately, this led to the loss of its common course, and the exit at Eintracht Frankfurt during the season 2006/07.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (2006-2008)

Copado found his new sporting home the ambitious South - division side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, who went in with the clear goal of ascension in the Second Bundesliga in the season and be reinforced accordingly. Francisco Copado was able to fulfill the expectations placed in him, because he achieved 14 goals in 28 games and thus make a powerful contribution to the achievement of the season goal of Hoffenheim could, who finished behind the SV labor as a table runner, and thus in the 2007/ 08 season in the second Bundesliga started. With TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, he finished in the 2nd Bundesliga into second place and was promoted to the Bundesliga. In the Bundesliga winter break 2008/2009 he came but hardly used, which is why he agreed with the club on an early release from his contract running until 2010 to be athletic, but also with regard to his career prospects after the career yet once to be able to re-orient.

SpVgg Unterhaching (2009 to present)

He changed on 7 January 2009 on his former workplace SpVgg Unterhaching. Already on March 30, 2009, he left the club but again. On March 31, he finished due to differences with coach Ralph Hasenhüttl his career.

Was Copado new sports director of SpVgg Unterhaching in March 2010. After long-lasting criticisms of his work, he retired a year later, largely from the operating business of the club back, but Copado was still active as a youth coach for the SpVgg. On March 20, 2014 was Copado assistant coach of the first team under new head coach Christian goat.

Best Merits

  • DFB - Cup: finals with Eintracht Frankfurt ( 2006)
  • 2 Bundesliga top scorer in the 2003/04 season (18 matches )
  • Promotion to the Primera División 1996/97 with the RCD Mallorca
  • Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga in the 1997/98 season with Tennis Borussia Berlin
  • Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2002/03 season with the SpVgg Unterhaching
  • Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2006/07 season with Hoffenheim
  • Promotion to the 1st Bundesliga in the 2007/ 08 season with Hoffenheim

Private life

Francisco Copado has been married for 31 May 2008 Schrobenhauser Eva, the daughter of the patron of SpVgg Unterhaching Anton Schrobenhauser. They have two sons.

Copados sister Esther is married since 22 May 2007 Salihamidžić Hasan, who is also his best friend.

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