Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager and coach. He is currently the assistant head coach at Premier League club Aston Villa. Ayestarán gained prominence as Rafael Benítez’s long-time assistant, playing a key role during successful spells at Valencia and Liverpool, where he contributed to winning two La Liga titles, the UEFA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. After parting ways with Benítez in 2007, he became a head coach in his own right, managing clubs in Mexico, Israel, Spain, and Portugal. He is best known for leading Maccabi Tel Aviv to a historic domestic treble in 2015 and for taking Portuguese side C.D. Tondela to their first national cup final. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article TacticsPlayersComments (0)Country coaches Tenerife Asst00/01 Valencia Asst01/04 Liverpool Asst04/07 Estudiantes Tecos13/14 Maccabi Tel Aviv14/15 Europa Qualif 14/151 Santos Laguna15 MX Apertura 1511 CONCACAF CL 15/162 Valencia Asst16 Valencia16 La Liga 15/168 La Liga 16/174 Las Palmas17 La Liga 17/187 Pachuca18/19 MX Apertura 1817 Copa MX Ap 182 MX Clausura 193 CD Tondela20/22 Primeira 20/2134 Primeira 21/2226 Aston Villa Asst22/nowAyestarán last games CD Tondela 13-Mar-22 away Porto 4-0 in Primeira Arancib. Justini. Cantillo Rioja Villamil Cuiza Alcaraz Villamíl Noble Maygua Graneros (Orozco) (Corulo) (Aviles) (Castel.) 07-Mar-22 home Belenenses 1-1 in Primeira 26-Feb-22 away Famalicão 2-1 in Primeira games black=tourn incomplete --- Today Top Games --- Deportes La Serena - Santiago Wanderers New England Revolution - Inter Miami CF Paris Saint-Germain FC - Real Madrid PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - Dinamo Minsk Shelbourne - Linfield Steaua Bucureşti - Inter Club d'Escaldes --- Tomorrow Top Games --- Legia Warszawa - FC Aktobe Paksi FC - CFR Cluj Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Ilves St Patrick's Athletic - FC Hegelmann --- Recent games --- Ireland - Premier DivisionPeru - Liga 1Peru - Liga 2Peru - Liga 3------ - Africa Women Cup of Nations------ - Champions League Qualifying------ - Club World Cup------ - CONCACAF Gold Cup------ - Womens Euro select match 05-Jul --- Sligo 2:2 Shamrock select match 05-Jul --- C. Unidos 0:1 Ayacucho05-Jul --- Cienciano 1:1 S Cristal05-Jul --- Alian UDH 2:0 A Sullana05-Jul --- Ali. Lima 5:1 Binaciona06-Jul --- Sp. Boys 1:2 Cusco06-Jul --- Atl. Grau 2:0 Juan P II06-Jul --- Garcilaso 0:1 Universit select match 05-Jul --- ADA Jaén 1:1 Llacuabam05-Jul --- Cajamarca 3:0 Pirata05-Jul --- S. Marcos 0:1 Mannucci06-Jul --- Comercio 1:1 Dep. Moq.06-Jul --- Coopsol 2:0 USMP06-Jul --- Santos 2:0 Cantolao06-Jul --- EGB Tacna 2:1 Comerc FC select match 05-Jul --- J. Aurich 0:0 C. Stein05-Jul --- Volante 3:0 J Cautivo05-Jul --- Unión SD 5:1 CSD Bolo05-Jul --- Juven. SD 0:4 Estud CNI05-Jul --- Ucrania 1:1 C. Civil05-Jul --- Nuevo SC 3:0 UDA05-Jul --- Alto Rend 0:2 Melgar B05-Jul --- Patriotas 0:1 Arguedas06-Jul --- Huaral 2:1 Municipal06-Jul --- Ecosem 2:1 M Pangoa06-Jul --- Nacional 2:0 Cien/no B06-Jul --- Juv. Alfa 4:2 S Antonio08-Jul --- C. Civil 3:0 Rauker select match 05-Jul --- Morocco 2:2 Zambia06-Jul --- Senegal 4:0 DR Congo06-Jul --- Nigeria 3:0 Tunisia06-Jul --- Algeria 1:0 Botswana07-Jul --- S. Africa 2:0 Ghana07-Jul --- Mali 1:0 Tanzania select match 08-Jul --- KuPS 1:0 Milsami08-Jul --- Noah 1:0 Buducnost08-Jul --- Iberia 1:3 Malmö08-Jul --- Levadia 0:1 FK RFS08-Jul --- Olimpija 1:1 Kairat08-Jul --- Víkingur 2:3 Lincoln08-Jul --- Drita 1:0 Differdan08-Jul --- TNS 0:0 Shkendija08-Jul --- Virtus 0:2 Zrinjski08-Jul --- Egnatia 1:0 Breidablk09-Jul --- Žalgiris 2:0 Hamrun select match 05-Jul --- PSG 2:0 Bayern05-Jul --- R. Madrid 3:2 Dortmund08-Jul --- Fluminense 0:2 Chelsea select match 06-Jul --- USA 1:2 Mexico select match 05-Jul --- Wales 0:3 Nth lands05-Jul --- France 2:1 England06-Jul --- Norway 2:1 Finland06-Jul --- Switz 2:0 Iceland07-Jul --- Spain 6:2 Belgium07-Jul --- Portugal 1:1 Italy Stories Club World Cup Qualification A-League 2025 ending Transfer talk Liverpool 2025 Season Liverpool Influence in the Champions League Sports-Themed Online Games Taiwo Awoniyi at Nottingham Forest