José Francisco Jovel Cruz (born 26 May 1951 in Usulután, El Salvador) is a former professional football player from El Salvador, who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
[3][4][5] Paco Jovel started playing football with the Calaveras football team in the Salvadoran Second Division when only 14 years old and joined hometown Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador side Luis Ángel Firpo in 1972.
He formed a formidable partnership with the Brazilian Luis Nelson De Moraes but won his only league title during a couple of seasons with Águila, before finishing his career back at Luis Ángel Firpo after spending 15 years at the highest level.
He was nicknamed el Káiser because his playing style resembling that of West Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer.
His son Carlos Francisco Jovel Navas played for Luis Ángel Firpo.