Abraham Paz

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Abraham Paz
Paz celebrates La Liga promotion with Hércules
Personal information
Full name Abraham Paz Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth El Puerto de Santa María, Spain[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Antequera (manager)
Youth career
1991–1996 Safa San Luis
1996–1997 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Cádiz B
1999–2008 Cádiz 218 (31)
1999–2000 → Portuense (loan)
2008–2011 Hércules 91 (8)
2011–2012 Cartagena 34 (3)
2012–2013 Sabadell 31 (3)
2013–2018 Bnei Sakhnin 139 (8)
2015 → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 13 (0)
2019 St Joseph's 11 (2)
Total 537 (55)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Sanluqueño (assistant)
2022–2025 St Joseph's
2025– Antequera
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abraham Paz Cruz (born 29 June 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Primera Federación club Antequera.

Playing career

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Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Paz began his career his professional with the reserves of local club Cádiz CF, his stint then also being punctuated by a loan to hometown's Racing Club Portuense. He was definitely reinstated in the first team in 2000, going on to represent them in all three major divisions (including 22 games and one goal in 2005–06's La Liga).[3][4]

Paz joined Hércules CF of the Segunda División in the summer of 2008.[5] He contributed 31 matches and two goals[6][7] in his second season, as the Alicante side returned to the top division after a 13-year absence.[8]

On 12 December 2010, during a 4–1 home win against Málaga CF, Paz became the first Spanish scorer for Hércules in 2010–11,[9] as the campaign ended in immediate relegation. From 2011 to 2013 he competed in the second tier, representing FC Cartagena[10] and CE Sabadell FC and suffering relegation with the former.[11]

On 16 July 2013, aged 34, Paz moved abroad for the very first time, signing a two-year contract with Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin FC[12]– he had just been banned from playing in his country while investigations were carried out to determine whether or not he was involved in match fixing when he represented Hércules.[13] During his spell in the Holy Land, he was also loaned to fellow Premier League team Maccabi Haifa FC; ultimately, he was acquitted of any wrongdoing.[14]

In January 2019, Paz joined St Joseph's F.C. of the Gibraltar Premier Division on a short-team deal.[15]

Coaching career

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Shortly after retiring, Paz became assistant manager at Atlético Sanluqueño CF.[16] He had his first head coach job on 8 June 2022, being appointed at former side St Joseph's.[17]

Paz returned to Spain three years later, taking over Primera Federación club Antequera CF following Abel Gómez's dismissal.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 15 May 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cádiz 1998–99[19] Segunda División B 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
1999–2000[19] Segunda División B 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2000–01[19] Segunda División B 13 2 0 0 2[a] 1 15 3
2001–02[19] Segunda División B 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2002–03[19] Segunda División B 36 5 0 0 6[a] 3 42 8
2003–04[19] Segunda División 35 4 1 0 — 36 4
2004–05[19] Segunda División 39 5 2 0 — 41 5
2005–06[19] La Liga 22 1 3 0 — 25 1
2006–07[19] Segunda División 14 5 1 3 — 15 8
2007–08[19] Segunda División 26 3 1 0 — 27 3
Total 211 26 11 3 8 4 230 33
Hércules 2008–09[19] Segunda División 31 4 4 0 — 35 4
2009–10[19] Segunda División 31 2 1 0 — 32 2
2010–11[19] La Liga 29 2 0 0 — 29 2
Total 91 8 5 0 — 96 8
Cartagena 2011–12[19] Segunda División 34 3 0 0 — 34 3
Sabadell 2012–13[19] Segunda División 31 3 0 0 — 31 3
Bnei Sakhnin 2013–14[20] Israeli Premier League 35 1 1 0 — 36 1
2014–15[20] Israeli Premier League 20 1 6 1 — 26 2
2015–16[20] Israeli Premier League 31 0 8 1 — 39 1
Total 60 2 11 1 — 71 3
Maccabi Haifa (loan) 2014–15[20] Israeli Premier League 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Career total 440 42 27 4 8 4 475 50
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Managerial statistics

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As of 12 December 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
St Joseph's Gibraltar 8 June 2022 30 November 2025 100 67 15 18 233 90 +143 067.00 [21]
Antequera Spain 30 November 2025 Present 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00 [22]
Total 102 68 15 19 235 93 +142 066.67 —

Honours

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Cádiz

References

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