Paz was born in
Puebla de Don Fadrique,
Province of Granada. After starting out as a youth with
CP Granada 74 he signed with neighbours
Sevilla FC still as a junior, going on to appear in 386 competitive games with the club and score 27 goals. In the
1989–90 season, while playing all the matches safe one, he netted a career-best six times, helping the
Andalusians to finish sixth in
La Liga with the subsequent
qualification for the
UEFA Cup. Upon Sevilla's relegation in
1997, Paz moved to
Mexico, closing out his career after one season with
Atlético Celaya, where he teamed up with former fellow internationals
Emilio Butragueño and
Rafael Martín Vázquez. ==International career==