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Guillermo Franco
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| Guillermo Franco | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason | |
| Date of birth | November 3, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Corrientes, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.82cm (5 ft. 11 in.) | |
| Nickname | Guille | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Villarreal CF | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–2002 2002–2005 2006– |
San Lorenzo CF Monterrey Villarreal CF |
94 (23) 119 (63) 29 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005– |  Mexico |
10 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason (born November 3, 1976 in Corrientes, Argentina) is an Argentine-Mexican football striker, who currently plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF.
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 2002 Apertura. Franco has since been quite successful with the Rayados, and led the league in scoring during the 2004 Apertura with 15 goals in 16 games. Winning a championship in 2003 and two sub-championships in 2004 and 2005 , Franco won himself the "idol" status amongst followers of "Rayados" connecting with the pasion of the almost cult following Monterrey soccer fans.
Franco became a naturalized Mexican citizen after settling in Mexico in 2002. He has since played for the Mexico national football team and has amassed ten 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, where he plays alongside various other Latin American stars such as Riquelme and Forlán.
- 1996-2002
San Lorenzo (Argentina) - 2002-2005
Monterrey (Mexico) - 2006-
Villarreal CF (Spain)
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Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Sánchez | 2 Suárez | 3 Salcido | 4 Márquez | 5 Osorio | 6 Torrado | 7 Naelson | 8 Pardo | 9 Borgetti | 10 Franco | 11 Morales | 12 Corona | 13 Ochoa | 14 Pineda | 15 Castro | 16 Méndez | 17 Fonseca | 18 Guardado | 19 Bravo | 20 García | 21 Arellano | 22 Rodríguez | 23 Pérez | Coach: Lavolpe |
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| Villarreal CF - Current Squad |
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1 Viera | 2 Gonzalo | 3 Arruabarrena | 4 José Enrique | 5 Forlán | 6 Josico | 7 Pirès | 8 Riquelme | 9 Franco | 10 Cani | 11 Tomasson | 12 Cygan | 14 Tacchinardi | 15 Nihat | 16 Quique Álvarez | 17 Javi Venta | 18 Somoza | 19 Senna | 20 Fuentes | 21 Mati | 22 Peña | 23 José Mari | 24 Josemi | 25 Barbosa | 27 Marcos | 28 Bruno | 33 Jonathan | Manager: Pellegrini |
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Categories: 1976 births | Living people | People from Corrientes Province | Mexican footballers | Mexico international footballers | Argentine Mexicans | Argentine footballers | Football (soccer) strikers | San Lorenzo footballers | La Liga footballers | Villarreal CF footballers | FIFA World Cup 2006 players | Argentine football biography stubs | Mexican football biography stubs