Footballer, Born 1962 Francisco López
Francisco Javier López Alfaro (born 1 November 1962), known simply as Francisco as a player, is a Spanish retired football central midfielder and manager.
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| Full name | Francisco Javier López Alfaro | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1962 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osuna, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Sevilla | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Sevilla B | |||||||||||||
| 1981–1990 | Sevilla | 258 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Espanyol | 207 | (27) | |||||||||||
| Total | 465 | (47) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1981 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1981 | Spain U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Spain U21 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1986 | Spain | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Espanyol (youth) | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Coria | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Jaén | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Extremadura | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Figueres | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Numancia | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Badalona | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Eivissa-Ibiza | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Atlético Baleares | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sevilla C | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Francisco was born in Osuna, Province of Seville, Andalusia. During his career he represented Sevilla FC, his hometown club, and RCD Espanyol, appearing in 436 La Liga matches. He finished his first season in the competition with 20 games – all starts – and one goal, helping the former to finish seventh.
In the 1992–93 campaign, Francisco experienced top-flight relegation with the Catalans, but achieved promotion the following year always as an important player. He retired at the end of 1996–97, aged nearly 35.
López began working as a manager with Espanyol's youth sides, then proceeded to coach Coria CF, Real Jaén, CF Extremadura, UE Figueres and top-tier CD Numancia. He was dismissed after ten rounds in the 2004–05 season, as the latter were eventually relegated. In July 2006, he joined Segunda División B team CF Badalona.
Midway through the 2008–09 campaign, López was sacked as manager of CD Atlético Baleares, also in division three. Subsequently, he was appointed at Sevilla FC C in the Tercera División.
International career
Francisco earned 20 caps and scored one goal for Spain, and was selected for both the UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments. His debut came on 27 October 1982, in a 1–0 win against Iceland in the Euro 1984 qualifiers.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 1986 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain |  Greece | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Player
Espanyol
See also
- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
References
External links
- Francisco López at BDFutbol
- Francisco López manager profile at BDFutbol
- Francisco López at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francisco López – FIFA competition record (archived) (1st part)
- Francisco López – FIFA competition record (archived) (2nd part)
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