Antonio "Tony" Franco López (born 28 August 1981) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Marítimo de La Guaira.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Franco López | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marítimo de La Guaira (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2015 | Mineros (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Mineros | ||
| 2015 | Carabobo | ||
| 2016 | Caracas | ||
| 2017 | Aragua | ||
| 2018 | Atlético Venezuela | ||
| 2019 | Izarra (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Izarra (interim) | ||
| 2020 | Carabobo | ||
| 2020–2021 | Izarra (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Izarra (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Yaracuyanos | ||
| 2022 | Carabobo | ||
| 2023 | Mineros | ||
| 2023 | Monagas | ||
| 2024– | Marítimo de La Guaira | ||
Career
editBorn in Caracas, Franco was an assistant of Richard Páez and Marcos Mathías at Mineros de Guayana before being appointed manager of the club in March 2015.[1] In October of that year, he replaced Jhonny Ferreira at the helm of Carabobo.[2]
On 28 November 2015, Franco was announced as manager of Caracas for the 2016 campaign.[3] Sacked on 25 November,[4] he was named at the helm of Aragua on 5 December.[5]
On 25 March 2018, Franco was appointed manager of Atlético Venezuela, after agreeing to a contract until December 2019.[6] He left the club on 5 November,[7] and subsequently moved to Europe to study.
In July 2019, Franco joined Spanish club CD Izarra's coaching staff as an assistant of Unai Jáuregui.[8] He was an interim manager for one match after Jáuregui left in October, but left the club on 14 December;[9] the following day, he was appointed in charge of Carabobo back in his home country.[10]
Franco left Carabobo on 29 October 2020,[11] and subsequently returned to Izarra, again as an assistant. He was the latter's interim manager the following January,[12] but left in April.[13]
On 20 May 2021, Franco was appointed manager of Yaracuyanos,[14] but resigned on 23 September.[15] He returned to Carabobo on 4 July 2022, in the place of Kike García,[16] but was himself dismissed on 7 October.[17]
On 27 January 2023, Franco returned to Mineros,[18] but left on a mutual agreement on 13 April.[19] On 10 July, he was named manager of Monagas after Jhonny Ferreira was appointed the club's sporting director,[20] leaving on 19 October as his contract would not be renewed.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Apesar de derrota para Cruzeiro, Mineros de Guayana efetiva Antonio Franco como treinador" [Despite the defeat against Cruzeiro, Mineros de Guayana turn Antonio Franco as permanent manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco será el nuevo director técnico del Carabobo Fútbol Club" [Antonio Franco will be the new manager of Carabobo Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Caracas FC anuncia a Antonio Franco como sustituto de Saragó para la temporada 2016" [Caracas FC announce Antonio Franco as the replacement of Saragó for the 2016 season] (in Spanish). El Cooperante. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Caracas FC despidió a su DT Antonio Franco" [Caracas FC sacked their manager Antonio Franco] (in Spanish). Analítica. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "El Aragua FC presentó a Antonio Franco como su nuevo entrenador" [Aragua FC presented Antonio Franco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ ""Tony" Franco es el nuevo timonel del Atlético" ["Tony" Franco is the new manager of Atlético] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco terminó su etapa con el Atlético Venezuela" [Antonio Franco ended his period with Atlético Venezuela] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco será asistente técnico en el CD Izarra de España" [Antonio Franco will be assistant manager at Spain's CD Izarra] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Tony Franco abandona el club y ficha por el Carabobo F.C. de la primera división venezolana" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Tony Franco leaves the club and signs for Carabobo F.C. of the Venezuelan first division] (in Spanish). CD Izarra. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco asumirá las riendas del Carabobo FC" [Antonio Franco will take the reins of Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). El Carabobeño. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco deja el banquillo granate" [Antonio Franco leaves the granate bench] (in Spanish). Carabobo FC. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "El nuevo Izarra echa a rodar" [The new Izarra is up and running] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Álvarez regresa al banquillo del Izarra" [Pablo Álvarez returns to Izarra's bench] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio "Tony" Franco se encargó como nuevo Director Técnico de Yaracuyanos por la temporada 2021" [Antonio "Tony" Franco is named as manager of Yaracuyanos for the 2021 season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Yaracuyanos Fútbol Club [@FCYaracuyanos] (23 September 2021). "#Primera Antonio Franco no continuará en el banquillo de Yaracuyanos" [#Primera Antonio Franco will not continue on the bench of Yaracuyanos] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Antonio Franco reemplazó a Enrique García en el banquillo del Carabobo FC" [Antonio Franco replacd Enrique García on the bench of Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Antonio "Tony" Franco sale del Carabobo FC que le encomendó el banquillo a Enrique Maggiolo" [Antonio Tony Franco leaves Carabobo FC, which entrusted the bench to Enrique Maggiolo] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Tony Franco tuvo su primera práctica con Mineros de Guayana" [Tony Franco had his first training session with Mineros de Guayana] (in Spanish). Correo del Caroní. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Tony Franco termina su vínculo con Mineros de Guayana" [Tony Franco ends his link with Mineros de Guayana] (in Spanish). Correo del Caroní. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Monagas SC nombró a Tony Franco como nuevo DT y a Jhonny Ferreira de Director Deportivo" [Monagas SC appointed Tony Franco as new manager and Jhonny Ferreira as Sporting Director] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "El entrenador Tony Franco no seguirá con el Monagas SC anunció el equipo oriental" [Manager Tony Franco will not continue with Monagas SC announced the oriental club] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
edit- Tony Franco manager profile at BDFutbol
- Tony Franco coach profile at Soccerway