Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete (born 20 November 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer, and the current director of football of Valencia CF. He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate. During his professional career he played with seven different clubs, including Barcelona (one game) and Valencia (two La Liga titles). Over the course of 12 seasons, Rufete amassed Spanish top division totals of 269 games and 23 goals.