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 was assistant manager to Rafael Benítez at Valencia and Liverpool. 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 led Maccabi Tel Aviv to a domestic treble in 2015. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article TacticsPlayersComments (0)Country coaches Post your comment herePost Comment --- Today Top Games --- AA Gent - Westerlo Aberdeen FC - Dundee United FC Adelaide United - Western Sydney Wanderers Al-Nassr - Al-Okhdood Club Arsenal - Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford - Bournemouth Burnley - Everton Chelsea - Aston Villa Dundee FC - Falkirk FC Hibernian FC - Heart of Midlothian FC Lecce - Como Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers Livingston FC - Celtic FC Nigeria - Tunisia Nottingham Forest - Manchester City Palermo - Padova Parma - Fiorentina Pisa - Juventus Rangers FC - Motherwell FC Ross County - St Johnstone FC Royal Antwerp FC - Zulte-Waregem St Mirren - Kilmarnock FC Udinese - Lazio Uganda - Tanzania West Ham United - Fulham --- Tomorrow Top Games --- AC Milan - Hellas Verona Algeria - Burkina Faso Atalanta - Inter Milan Braga - Benfica Casa Pia - Vitoria de Guimaraes Cremonese - Napoli Crystal Palace - Tottenham Hotspur Ivory Coast - Cameroon Sporting Lisbon - Rio Ave Sunderland - Leeds United --- Recent games --- Australia - A-LeagueEngland - FA Premier LeagueEngland - League CupEngland - League OneEngland - League TwoEngland - National League SouthEngland - The ChampionshipItaly - Serie BPortugal - Primeira Liga------ - Africa Cup of Nations select match 23-Dec --- Melb City 1:1 Macarthur select match 26-Dec --- Man.Utd 1:0 Newcastle select match 23-Dec --- Arsenal 1:1 C Palace select match 26-Dec --- Wimbledon 0:0 Stevenage26-Dec --- Barnsley 2:3 Mansfield26-Dec --- Blackpool 1:0 Doncaster26-Dec --- Bolton 2:1 Rotherham26-Dec --- Bradford 2:1 Wigan26-Dec --- Burton 5:1 Northmptn26-Dec --- Cardiff 1:0 Exeter26-Dec --- Huddersfd 5:0 Port Vale26-Dec --- Luton Town 4:0 Wycombe26-Dec --- Peterboro 1:0 L Orient26-Dec --- Plymouth 1:4 Reading26-Dec --- Stockport 1:2 Lincoln C select match 26-Dec --- Bristol R 2:3 Bromley26-Dec --- Walsall 1:0 Crewe26-Dec --- Chesterfd 2:0 Notts Co26-Dec --- Gillinghm 1:1 Cambridge26-Dec --- MK Dons 1:0 Swindon26-Dec --- Accringtn 2:1 Barrow26-Dec --- Crawley 1:1 Colchestr26-Dec --- Newport 0:0 Barnet26-Dec --- Cheltnham 3:1 Shrewsbry26-Dec --- Tranmere 1:0 Fleetwood26-Dec --- Salford 1:0 Harrogate select match 26-Dec --- Dagenham 2:3 Hornchurc26-Dec --- Maidstone 1:0 Dover Ath26-Dec --- Torquay 3:1 Westn-s-M26-Dec --- Maidenhd 1:3 Slough26-Dec --- Ebbsfleet 1:0 Tonbridge26-Dec --- Chesham 1:0 Hemel Hmp26-Dec --- Eastbourn 0:3 Worthing26-Dec --- Enfield T 0:4 Chelmsfrd26-Dec --- Farnboro 0:2 Hamp Rich26-Dec --- Salisbury 3:1 Totton26-Dec --- Chippenhm 3:2 Bath City26-Dec --- Dorking 2:0 Horsham select match 26-Dec --- Birminghm 1:1 Derby26-Dec --- Millwall 0:0 Ipswich26-Dec --- Leicester 1:2 Watford26-Dec --- West Brom 1:2 Bristol.C26-Dec --- Middlsbro 0:0 Blackburn26-Dec --- Norwich C 1:0 Charlton26-Dec --- Sheff.Wed 2:2 Hull City26-Dec --- Stoke City 0:0 Preston26-Dec --- Oxford U 2:1 Southmptn26-Dec --- Coventry 1:0 Swansea26-Dec --- Portsmth 1:1 QPR26-Dec --- Wrexham 5:3 Sheff.Utd select match 26-Dec --- Modena 1:2 Monza select match 23-Dec --- Guimaraes 1:4 Sporting select match 23-Dec --- DR Congo 1:0 Benin23-Dec --- Senegal 3:0 Botswana23-Dec --- Nigeria 2:1 Tanzania23-Dec --- Tunisia 3:1 Uganda24-Dec --- Burkina F 2:1 Eq Guinea24-Dec --- Algeria 3:0 Sudan24-Dec --- Ivory C. 1:0 Mozambique24-Dec --- Cameroon 1:0 Gabon26-Dec --- Angola 1:1 Zimbabwe26-Dec --- Egypt 1:0 S. Africa26-Dec --- Zambia 0:0 Comoros26-Dec --- Morocco 1:1 Mali Stories Potential Bruno Fernandes exit Celebrate the World Cup 2026 EPL promoted clubs Club World Cup Qualification A-League 2025 ending Transfer talk Liverpool 2025 Season Liverpool Influence in the Champions League Sports-Themed Online Games