Guillermo Franco ( Spanish: Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson ; November 3, 1976 , Corrientes , Argentina ) - Mexican football player of Argentine descent who completed his career. In the past, the striker of the national team of Mexico.
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| Full name | Guillermo Luis Franco Farcarson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | November 3, 1976 (42 years) Corrientes , Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Mexico  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 181 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | completed career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Guillermo Franco holds Argentine and Mexican citizenship. The first club in the professional career of the attacker became the Argentine “San Lorenzo”. For 6 years he managed to play 94 matches in which he scored 23 goals.
In 2002, Franco became a player in the Mexican club Monterrey. The most successful season in this club was the 2002-03 season, in which he scored 15 goals in 16 matches. Guillermo, together with the club " Monterrey " won the championship in Mexico . As part of Monterrey, he played 119 matches and scored 63 goals.
Before the start of the 2006/07 season, Franco moved to Villarreal . In the debut season, the Mexican played 27 matches in the Spanish club, in which he scored only two goals. The following season, a place in the starting lineup was provided to him. In 2009, Guillermo moved to the London club " West Ham ", signing a contract for one year.
September 14, 2012 he moved to the American club " Chicago Fire " [1] . On January 21, 2013, the club announced the non-renewal of Franco’s contract for the new season [2] .
January 29, 2013 Guillermo Franco announced the completion of his football career [3] .
Team
A native of Argentina, Franco moved to Mexico in 2002 and in 2004 he received Mexican citizenship. For the national team of Mexico, Guillermo played 25 matches and scored 8 goals. In September 2010, after speaking at the 2010 World Cup, Franco announced his retirement in the national team.
Achievements
Clubhouse
Monterrey
- Champions of Mexico : Clausura 2003
Notes
- ↑ Fire Sign Guillermo Franco (eng.) , Chicago-fire.com (September 14, 2012).
- ↑ Three Fire Midfielders Return To Fold In 2013 , chicago-fire.com (January 21, 2013). Forward Guillermo Franco.
- ↑ El Guille Franco anuncia su retiro como futbolista (Spanish) (January 29, 2013). Archived March 12, 2013.