Patxi Ferreira
Francisco 'Patxi' Ferreira Colmenero (born 22 May 1967) is a Spanish football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current assistant manager of UD Almería. Club career Ferreira was born in Saucelle, Province of Salamanca, and moved to the Bilbao area at a young age, making him eligible for to play for Athletic Bilbao under their signing policy. While a member of the youth system at Lezama, he won the Copa del Rey Juvenil in 1984. Having not yet featured for the reserves, Ferreira made his La Liga debut on 9 September 1984 aged 17 years, 110 days, in a 0–3 away defeat against Sevilla FC – a club record as the youngest player in the competition. A strike by the professional players had forced the organizations to field their youngsters ahead of schedule, and he did not play another league game with the first team for two years; his record stood until Iker Muniain's debut, in August 2009. During a steady professional career, Ferreira also represented Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia CF and Rayo Vallecano. He amassed more than 400 official appearances during his 17 years at senior level, 358 in La Liga alone,