Francisco Medina Luna (born 26 May 1981), known as Piti, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger or a forward.
His name was mostly 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 the 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 22 goals for CF Reus Deportiu in the Tercera División. During his spell in Aragon, however, he was mainly registered with the reserves – he appeared in three La Liga games, totalling 34 minutes– also being loaned to Ciudad de Murcia of Segunda División for the 2005–06 season.
Piti joined second-division club Hércules CF in the summer of 2006 but, in January of the following year, he moved to Rayo Vallecano of Segunda División B on loan. After featuring rarely for the Valencians in the first half of the 2007–08 campaign, he returned to Rayo and helped the Madrid outskirts team to return to division two, scoring seven times in 21 matches.
In the following second-tier seasons, Piti remained an important attacking player for Rayo Vallecano. In 2010–11 he contributed nine goals (second-best in the squad, tied with Óscar Trejo) as the side returned to the top flight after an eight-year absence.
Piti came of age in 2012–13 at the age of 31, scoring 18 goals from 35 appearances, only five through penalties as Rayo posted their best season in the top division. Highlights included braces at Málaga CF (2–1) and Levante UD (3–2 win), and at home against Getafe CF (3–1).
In the following years, Piti represented Granada CF and (again) Rayo, always in the main tier. 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 Super League Greece for an undisclosed fee but, six months later, returned to his previous team.
In October 2020, following a short spell in the Indian Super League with Jamshedpur FC, Piti returned to his homeland to act as player and part-owner of amateurs CA Pinto. He worked as Lamia's technical director after retiring, leaving the position on 21 February 2022.
Piti returned to Lamia in January 2023, in the same capacity.
International career Uncapped 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.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZaragoza B2004–05Segunda División B2711——2711Zaragoza2004–05La Liga3000—30Ciudad Murcia (loan)2005–06Segunda División30810—318Hércules2006–07Segunda División15232—1842007–08Segunda División6021—81Total2125300265Rayo Vallecano (loan)2006–07Segunda División B40003373Rayo Vallecano2007–08Segunda División B21700402572008–09Segunda División37821—3992009–10Segunda División35761—4182010–11Segunda División34900—3492011–12La Liga35310—3632012–13La Liga351800—3518Total20152927321757Granada2013–14La Liga26520—2852014–15La Liga33100—3312015–16La Liga7200—72Total6682000688Rayo Vallecano2015–16La Liga80——802016–17Segunda División7010—80Total1501000160AEL Limassol2016–17Cypriot First Division17531—206Total1753100206Lamia2017–18Super League Greece27532—3072018–19Super League Greece10230—132Total3776200439AEL2018–19Super League Greece15020—170Career total4369328873471104
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