Paco Ramírez

Paco Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Ramírez Gámez
Date of birth (1965-11-28) 28 November 1965
Place of birth Huásabas, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Jaguares (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Deportivo Neza 63 (2)
1988–1989 Atlante F.C. 19 (0)
1990–1992 Puebla F.C. 71 (0)
1992–1994 Club Necaxa 53 (1)
1994–1995 CD Veracruz 33 (0)
1995–1998 Cruz Azul 25 (1)
International career
1988–1993 Mexico 12 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Club Atlas (assistant)
2002–2006 Mexico (assistant)
2007–2008 Club Necaxa (assistant)
2008–2009 Mexico (assistant)
2009 C.D. Guadalajara
2010–2011 CD Veracruz (assistant)
2011 Club Necaxa (assistant)
2011 Club Necaxa
2012–2014 Dorados de Sinaloa
2014–2015 Club Puebla (Assistant)
2016 Club Atlas (Assistant)
2017 Alianza
2017 Cafetaleros de Tapachula
2018 Dorados de Sinaloa
2019 Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba (Assistant)
2019–2022 Tepatitlán F.C.
2022–2023 Celaya
2023 Coatepeque
2024 Tlaxcala
2025– Jaguares
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier Ramírez Gámez (born 28 November 1965), popularly nicknamed Paco Ramírez, is a Mexican football manager and former defender. He was also a member of the Mexico national team coaching staff on two occasions under Ricardo Lavolpe and Sven-Göran Eriksson. Ramírez later became manager of C.D. Guadalajara during the Clausura 2009, but was sacked after 7 matches into the Apertura 2009. Since June 2025 he coaches Mexican club Jaguares F.C..

Ramírez was born on 28 November 1965 in Huásabas, Sonora, and grew up in Hermosillo.