Francisco "Paquito" Ortiz Rivas (born 12 August 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder, and is a current coach.
Born in Granada, Andalusia, Paquito made his senior debut with CD Maspalomas on 8 May 1988, coming on as a substitute in a 7–0 Segunda División B home routing of UD Las Palmas Atlético.
Already team captain, Paquito continued to feature regularly until the 1999–2000 season, where he acted as a backup in the club's promotion to La Liga.
On 31 October 2001, Paquito moved abroad and signed for Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers, agreeing to a contract until the end of the season.
[1] He also acted as Antonio Calderón's assistant during his spell,[2] but left in January 2005 for fellow league team Hamilton Academical.