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Francisco

1978 - Today

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Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez (born 17 June 1978), known simply as Francisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Liga MX club Santos Laguna. His career was closely associated with Almería as both a player and manager, and he started coaching the first team at the age of 35. In the former capacity, he amassed Segunda División totals of 185 matches and 45 goals over six seasons, also representing Granada 74 and Alicante in the competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Francisco is the 15,199th most popular soccer player (down from 8,318th in 2024), the 3,203rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,367th in 2019) and the 934th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francisco ranks 15,199 out of 21,273. Before him are Sergei Karimov, Reginaldo, Ludovic Blas, Morteza Pouraliganji, Mohammad Nosrati, and Fyodor Chalov. After him are Pedrinho, Ulisses Garcia, Oliver Zelenika, Daniel Vallejos, Giorgi Chakvetadze, and Amir Hossein Sadeghi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Francisco ranks 1,206. Before him are Hideki Sahara, Vijay Sethupathi, Gao Yao, Trina, Stephen Jackson, and Olga Brusnikina. After him are Emir Mkademi, Dan Snaith, Kotaro Yamazaki, Anastasia Griffith, Dai Tamesue, and Jason Collins.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco ranks 3,203 out of 3,355. Before him are Javier Aramendia (1986), Nino (1980), Jacobo Ramón (2005), Roberto Torres (1989), Raúl Baena (1989), and Laura Pous Tió (1984). After him are Daniel Muñoz de la Nava (1982), David Cobeño (1982), José Ortiz (1977), Juan Pérez (1974), Francisco Molinero (1985), and David Navas (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco ranks 934. Before him are Pedro Chirivella (1997), Manu García (1998), Nino (1980), Jacobo Ramón (2005), Roberto Torres (1989), and Raúl Baena (1989). After him are David Cobeño (1982), José Ortiz (1977), Francisco Molinero (1985), Armando Ribeiro (1971), Víctor Álvarez (1993), and Sergio Sánchez Ortega (1986).

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