Piti (footballer)


Francisco Medina Luna, known as Piti, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Indian club Jamshedpur FC as a winger or a forward.
His name was most associated with Rayo Vallecano, where he had three spells, and achieved La Liga totals of 148 games and 29 goals for that club, Zaragoza and Granada. He amassed 164 appearances and 34 goals in Segunda División for Ciudad de Murcia, Hércules and Rayo, and spent several years of his later career in Cyprus, Greece and India.

Club career

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Piti was signed by Real Zaragoza in 2004 after playing almost exclusively in amateur football, notably scoring 23 goals for CF Reus Deportiu in Tercera División. During his spell in Aragon, however, he was mainly registered with the B-team – he appeared in three La Liga games, totalling 37 minutes – also being loaned to Ciudad de Murcia in Segunda División for the 2005–06 season.
In the summer of 2006, Piti joined Hércules CF in the second level but, in January of the following year, he moved to Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División B, on loan. After featuring rarely for the Valencians in the first half of 2007–08, he returned to Rayo and helped the Madrid outskirts team return to division two, scoring seven goals in 21 matches.
In the following second division seasons, Piti remained an important attacking player for Rayo Vallecano. In 2010–11 he contributed with nine goals – second-best in the squad, tied with Óscar Trejo – as the team returned to the top flight after an eight-year absence.
Piti came of age in the 2012–13 season, at the age of 31, scoring 18 goals in 35 matches, only five through penalties, as Rayo posted their best campaign in the top tier. Highlights included braces at Málaga CF and Levante UD, and at home against Getafe CF.
In the following years, Piti represented Granada CF and Rayo, always in the first division. On 3 January 2017 the 35-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol until 30 June.
On 29 July 2017, PAS Lamia 1964 announced the signing of Piti. On 16 July 2018 he joined Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. also of the Superleague Greece for an undisclosed fee but, six months later, returned to his previous team.

International career

by Spain at any level, Piti represented the non-FIFA Catalonia side. On 24 May 2006, he scored in a 2–0 win against Costa Rica in Terrassa as the opponents prepared for the upcoming World Cup.

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