Francisco López (footballer, born 1962)

For other people named Francisco López, see Francisco López (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.

Francisco
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier López Alfaro
Date of birth (1962-11-01) 1 November 1962 (age 62)
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
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier López Alfaro (born 1 November 1962), known simply as Francisco as a player, is a Spanish retired football central midfielder and manager.

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.[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

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.[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

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 September 1986 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Greece 2–0 3–1 Friendly[10]

Honours

Player

Espanyol

Spain

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "FRANCISCO López" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Alfaro lands at Numancia". UEFA. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Alfaro ousted at Numancia". UEFA. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Francisco López". European Football. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. ^ 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.