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Darío Franco Personal information Full name Darío Javier Franco Gatti Date of birth January 17, 1969 Place of birth Cruz Alta, Argentina Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1991 Newell's Old Boys 100 (4) 1991–1995 Real Zaragoza 91 (7) 1995–1997 Club Atlas 85 (11) 1998–2004 Morelia 241 (19) National team 1991–1994 Argentina 22 (6) Teams managed 2006 Morelia 2006–2007 Tecos UAG 2008–2009 Club Atlas 2010–2011 San Martín de San Juan 2011– Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Darío Javier Franco Gatti (born January 17, 1969 in Cruz Alta, Córdoba, Argentina) is a naturalized Mexican football manager and a former Argentine international football (soccer) player. He is currently manager of Argentine 2nd division side San Martín de San Juan.
Franco made his football debut in his native country briefly playing with Newell's Old Boys, and later with Spain's Real Zaragoza. He arrived in Mexico in 1995 and enrolled with Atlas. After three years with the club, he then transferred to Monarcas where he obtained huge success, winning the 2000 championship.
He played also with the Argentina national football team, scoring two goals in the 1991 Copa América, and winning the competition. In the 1993 edition of the Copa America he was to play regularly in order to replace banned Claudio Caniggia, but unfortunately for Franco, he was tackled in Argentina's first match and had ruptures of tibia and fibula, which effectively brought his career on the backfood.
Franco was the football manager of Tecos UAG until Saturday August 18 2007 when the president of the club fired him after Tecos lost 4-1 to Pachuca in the first game and then a lost 3-0 to Atlante in the third game. The only point he earned was to a 0-0 draw to Chivas de Guadalajara in the second game. In Clausura 2009, Atlas lost 2 games and lost 4-0 to Cruz Azul in the second game. At the end of second game, Dario Franco got fired of his bad performances. He got replaced by Ricardo La Volpe to become a next coach for the team CF Atlas.
External links
- Darío Franco stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Career details at National Football Teams
- (Spanish) Club Atlético Monarcas
- Profile at LFP.es
Argentina squads Argentina squad – 1991 Copa América Winners (13th Title) 1 Goycochea • 2 Vázquez • 3 Enrique • 4 Basualdo • 5 Astrada • 6 Ruggeri (c) • 7 Caniggia • 8 Franco • 9 Batistuta • 10 Simeone • 11 Latorre • 12 Lanari • 13 Gamboa • 14 Craviotto • 15 Altamirano • 16 García • 17 Zapata • 18 Medina Bello • 19 Mohamed • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Giunta • 22 Cancelarich • Coach: Basile
Argentina squad – 1993 Copa América Winners (14th Title) 1 Goycochea • 2 Vázquez • 3 Altamirano • 4 F.Basualdo • 5 Redondo • 6 Ruggeri (c) • 7 Medina Bello • 8 Franco (J.Basualdo) • 9 Batistuta • 10 Simeone • 11 Gorosito • 12 Islas • 13 Cáceres • 14 Craviotto • 15 Borelli • 16 García • 17 Zapata • 18 Acosta • 19 Zamora • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Scoponi • 22 Mancuso • Coach: BasileCategories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Córdoba Province (Argentina)
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Mexican football managers
- Mexican people of Argentine descent
- La Liga footballers
- Real Zaragoza footballers
- F.C. Atlas players
- Monarcas Morelia footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Argentine emigrants to Mexico
- Argentine football managers
- Monarcas Morelia managers
- F.C. Atlas managers
- San Martín de San Juan managers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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