Francisco "Paco" Pérez Durán (16 September 1961 – 29 June 2025) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career Born in Priego de Córdoba, Pérez Durán played for Castilla, Deportivo de La Coruña, Granada, Parla, Alcoyano, Cartagena, Linares and Racing de Santander. With Castilla he won the 1983–84 Segunda División.

Personal life and death Pérez Durán suffered from ALS.

On 1 June 2025, Real Madrid had a veterans' benefit match for Pérez Durán. He died on 29 June 2025, aged 63.

His brother José Manuel Pérez Durán was also a footballer.

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