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 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).
Paz joined Hércules CF of the Segunda División in the summer of 2008. He contributed 31 matches and two goals in his second season, as the Alicante side returned to the top division after a 13-year absence.
On 12 December 2010, during a 4–1 home win against Málaga CF, Paz became the first Spanish scorer for Hércules in 2010–11, as the campaign ended in immediate relegation. From 2011 to 2013 he competed in the second tier, representing FC Cartagena and CE Sabadell FC and suffering relegation with the former.
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– 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. 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.
In January 2019, Paz joined St Joseph's F.C. of the Gibraltar Premier Division on a short-team deal.
Coaching career Shortly after retiring, Paz became assistant manager at Atlético Sanluqueño CF. He had his first head coach job on 8 June 2022, being appointed at former side St Joseph's.
Paz returned to Spain three years later, taking over Primera Federación club Antequera CF following Abel Gómez's dismissal.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCádiz 1998–99Segunda División B0010—101999–2000Segunda División B0000—002000–01Segunda División B13200211532001–02Segunda División B26120—2812002–03Segunda División B36500634282003–04Segunda División35410—3642004–05Segunda División39520—4152005–06La Liga22130—2512006–07Segunda División14513—1582007–08Segunda División26310—273Total211261138423033Hércules 2008–09Segunda División31440—3542009–10Segunda División31210—3222010–11La Liga29200—292Total91850—968Cartagena 2011–12Segunda División34300—343Sabadell 2012–13Segunda División31300—313Bnei Sakhnin 2013–14Israeli Premier League35110—3612014–15Israeli Premier League20161—2622015–16Israeli Premier League31081—391Total602111—713Maccabi Haifa (loan)2014–15Israeli Premier League13000—130Career total440422748447550
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord St Joseph's8 June 202230 November 2025Antequera30 November 2025PresentTotal—
Honours Cádiz Segunda División: 2004–05
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