After a quick spell with Mexico's Puebla FC, where he rejoined former Zaragoza teammate Francisco Higuera,Pardeza e Higuera (Pardeza and Higuera); Mundo Deportivo, 8 January 1992 (in Spanish) Pardeza retired in 1999 at age 34. In June 2002, he became technical director of former side ZaragozaPardeza: 'Este Madrid es musculoso' (Pardeza: 'This Madrid is buffed'); El Mundo, 5 January 2008 (in Spanish) and, seven years later, he rejoined first club Real Madrid in the same capacity, following Florentino Pérez's return as president.Pardeza, nuevo director deportivo del Real Madrid (Pardeza, new Real Madrid director of football); El País, 1 June 2009 (in Spanish)
