- Guillermo Franco
Football player infobox
playername = Guillermo Franco
fullname = Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|11|3
cityofbirth =Corrientes
countryofbirth =Argentina
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub =Villarreal CF
position =Striker
clubnumber = 9
years = 1995–2002
2002–2005
2006–
clubs = San LorenzoCF Monterrey Villarreal CF
caps(goals) = 094 (23)
119 (63)
064 (15)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 012 0(1)
pcupdate = 5 September 2008
ntupdate = 22 August 2008Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason (born on
November 3 ,1976 inCorrientes ,Argentina ) is an international Argentine-Mexican footballstriker , who currently plays for Spanish clubVillarreal CF inLa Liga .Biography
Guille Franco began his career with Argentine first division San Lorenzo, playing with the team from 1996 to 2002. Franco then joined Mexican first division
CF Monterrey in the middle of 2002, and made his debut during the 2002Apertura . Franco was very successful with the "Rayados", and led the league in scoring during the 2004 Apertura with 15 goals in 16 games. By helping the team win a championship in 2003 and achieve runner-up position twice in 2004 and 2005, Franco won himself "idol" status amongst fans of CF Monterrey.Franco became a
naturalized Mexican citizen after settling in Mexico in 2002. He has since played for theMexico national football team and has amassed eleven caps, scoring two goals for the national team. In his first game for the Mexican national team, Franco scored a goal and gave two assists against Guatemala.In 2006 he signed for Spanish
Villarreal CF .Franco was the scorer of a goal that qualified Villarreal for the
UEFA Cup in a 1-0 victory againstCelta de Vigo onMay 6 ,2007 .Career
*1996-2002 San Lorenzo (Argentina)
*2002-2005 Monterrey (Mexico)
*2006-Villarreal CF (Spain)External links
* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=29&CPID=68&pStr=Player&PLID=55203&TEID=1434 Statistics] at Guardian Stats Centre
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=1223 FootballDatabase.com Profile]
*es icon [http://mirror3.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=1241 MedioTiempo.com Profile]
* [http://www.guillefranco.com/ Guille Franco's Official Site]
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