Darío Franco
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| Full name | Darío Javier Franco Gatti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cruz Alta, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Almirante Brown (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Newell's Old Boys | 100 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Zaragoza | 91 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Club Atlas | 85 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Morelia | 241 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Argentina | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Morelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tecos UAG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Club Atlas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | San Martín de San Juan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Instituto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Aldosivi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Defensa y Justicia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Colón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Aldosivi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Instituto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | San Luis de Quillota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Olmedo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Gimnasia Jujuy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Binacional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Almirante Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Darío Javier Franco Gatti (born 17 January 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Quilmes Atlético Club.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Franco made his football debut in his native country, briefly playing with Newell's Old Boys before joining Spain's Real Zaragoza winning the 1994 Copa del Rey Final and the following season the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against incumbent Champions and heavy favourites Arsenal F.C. He arrived in Mexico in 1995 to play for Atlas. After three years with the club, he was transferred to Monarcas Morelia, where he won the 2000 championship.
International
[edit]He played also for Argentina's national team, and scored two goals in the 1991 Copa América, which Argentina won. In the 1993 edition he was selected to replace the banned Claudio Caniggia, but was seriously injured in Argentina's first match.[citation needed]
Managerial career
[edit]After his playing career ended, Franco became the manager of Tecos UAG. The president of the club fired him on Saturday August 18, 2007 after Tecos lost 4–1 to Pachuca in their first game of the season and were then beaten 3–0 by Atlante F.C. in their third game. The only point he earned came from a 0–0 draw against Chivas de Guadalajara in the second game. In Clausura 2009, Franco managed Atlas. After their second game, a 4–0 defeat to Cruz Azul, Franco was fired[citation needed] and was replaced by Ricardo La Volpe.
Between 2010 and 2013, Franco managed San Martín de San Juan and Instituto.[1] In 2013, Franco signed a contract with Universidad de Chile, but he was fired after six months.[1] He managed Aldosivi in 2013 and Defensa y Justicia in 2014.[1] He departed Defensa y Justicia in 2015 and subsequently became manager of Colón. In 2016, after leaving Colón, he returned to Aldosivi to become the club's manager for the second time.[1] He rejoined Instituto de Córdoba on 1 November 2017.[2]
Honours
[edit]As Player
[edit]- Newell's Old Boys
- Argentine Primera División: 1990-91
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1988
- Real Zaragoza
- Monarcas Morelia
- Argentina
As Manager
[edit]- Universidad de Chile
Personal life
[edit]His son Emiliano Franco is a footballer.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Darío Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "B Nacional: Darío Franco es el nuevo DT de Instituto de Córdoba" [B Nacional: Darío Franco is the new coach of Instituto de Córdoba] (in Spanish). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Darío Franco: Decidí no ser el técnico de Newell's porque mi hijo entrena en el club". Infobae. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Darío Franco (Darío Javier Franco Gatti) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Darío Franco at National-Football-Teams.com
- Club Atlético Monarcas (in Spanish)
- Profile at LFP.es
- Darío Franco coach profile at Soccerway
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine emigrants to Mexico
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine men's footballers
- Mexican men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- La Liga players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Real Zaragoza players
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Atlético Morelia players
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- Copa América–winning players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Mexican football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Chile
- Atlético Morelia managers
- Tecos F.C. managers
- Atlas F.C. managers
- Instituto managers
- San Martín de San Juan managers
- Club Universidad de Chile managers
- Club Atlético Aldosivi managers
- Defensa y Justicia managers
- Club Atlético Colón managers
- C.D. Olmedo managers
- Deportivo Binacional FC managers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
- Expatriate football managers in Peru
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen