Pako Ayestarán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Beasain, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa (assistant head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Liverpool (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ahli Dubai (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tecos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
| 2016 | Valencia | ||
| 2017 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2018–2019 | Pachuca | ||
| 2020–2022 | Tondela | ||
| 2022– | Aston Villa (assistant) | ||
Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager and coach who is the assistant head coach at Premier League club Aston Villa.
He spent 11 years as assistant to Rafael Benítez at clubs including Valencia and Liverpool. He has subsequently worked in Mexico, Israel, Portugal, and at Valencia and Las Palmas in La Liga.