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
editFrancisco 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.[1] 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.[2]
López began working as a manager with Espanyol's youth sides, then proceeded to coach Coria CF, Real Jaén, CF Extremadura, UE Figueres[1] and top-tier CD Numancia.[3] He was dismissed after ten rounds in the 2004–05 season,[4] as the latter were eventually relegated. In July 2006, he joined Segunda División B team CF Badalona.[1]
Midway through the 2008–09 campaign, López was sacked as manager of CD Atlético Baleares, also in division three.[5] Subsequently, he was appointed at Sevilla FC C in the Tercera División.[6]
International career
editFrancisco 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.[7][1] His debut came on 27 October 1982, in a 1–0 win over Iceland in the Euro 1984 qualifiers.[8]
At the 1984 European Championships, Francisco made two appearances for the runners-up. One was them was in the 2–0 final loss against the hosts France, due to injury or suspension to three habitual starters.[9]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 1986 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain |  Greece |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly[10] |
Honours
editPlayer
editEspanyol
Spain
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984[11]
See also
edit- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Paniagua, Raúl (28 August 2006). "Francisco saca la libreta" [Francisco produces notebook]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "FRANCISCO López" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Alfaro lands at Numancia". UEFA. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Alfaro ousted at Numancia". UEFA. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Destitución de Francisco López (entrenador At. Baleares)" [Dismissal of Francisco López (At. Baleares manager)] (in Spanish). Deporte Balear. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Francisco López Alfaro entrenará al Sevilla Atlético" [Francisco López Alfaro will manage Sevilla Atlético]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 17 February 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Pascual, Alfredo (21 May 2016). "Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Rovira, Ramón (28 October 1982). "1–0: Pobre resultado para la nueva selección" [1–0: Poor result for the new national team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Bautista Martínez, Juan (10 June 2016). "Memorias de la Eurocopa de Francia 84" [Memories of the France 84 Eurocup]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Francisco López". European Football. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: 'Bleus' crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
edit- 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)