Francisco Noguerol

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noguerol and the second or maternal family name is Freijedo.

Francisco Noguerol

Noguerol lining up for Celta in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Antonio Noguerol Freijedo
Date of birth	(1976-07-09) 9 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Cea, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Albacete (assistant)
Youth career
	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Celta B	52	(1)
1997–1998	→ Pontevedra (loan)	34	(0)
1998–2000	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)	77	(0)
2000–2002	Celta	4	(0)
2001–2002	→ Elche (loan)	40	(0)
2002–2004	Salamanca	70	(1)
2004–2006	Elche	68	(0)
2006–2008	Albacete	80	(1)
2008–2010	Celta	52	(0)
2010–2011	Girona	19	(0)
2011–2015	Albacete	108	(0)
Total		604	(3)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Albacete B
2016–2018	Albacete (assistant)
2018–2019	Albacete B
2020–	Albacete (assistant)
2021	Albacete (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Antonio Noguerol Freijedo (born 9 July 1976) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, currently assistant manager of Albacete.

He totalled 341 matches and two goals in Segunda División over 11 seasons, representing five teams in the competition. In La Liga, he appeared for Celta.

Club career

Noguerol was born in San Cristovo de Cea, Province of Ourense. After emerging through local giants Celta de Vigo's youth ranks he made his professional debut also in Galicia, loaned in the lower leagues.[1] He rejoined Celta for the 2000–01 season but only appeared in four La Liga games,[2][3][4][5] following which he returned to Segunda División, going on to have a steady career in that tier (for instance, from 2006 to 2008, at Albacete, he played 80 out of 82 possible league matches).[6]

For the 2008–09 campaign, the 32-year-old Noguerol returned to Celta, still in division two, for a third spell.[7] He was relatively used in his two-year stay as the side constantly battled with relegation, eventually managing to stay afloat.[8][9]

On 7 June 2015, after five seasons between Girona and Albacete, competing in both the second and third tiers, Noguerol announced his retirement at the age of 38,[10] being immediately appointed manager of his last club's reserves. In 2016, he became an assistant to the first team, only to return to his previous role on 27 June 2018.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of 30 May 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albacete B		7 June 2015	9 June 2016	38	10	16	12	47	51	−4	026.32	[12]
Albacete B		27 June 2018	8 October 2019	46	17	14	15	69	58	+11	036.96	[13]
Albacete (interim)		4 May 2021	2 June 2021	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	020.00	[14]
Career total				89	28	32	29	122	116	+6	031.46	—

Honours

Celta

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000[15]

References

1. Barreira, B. (3 November 2009). "La inspiración de Noguerol" [Noguerol's inspiration]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. Campos, Pablo (5 November 2000). "Al Celta le valieron diez buenos minutos para ganar" [Celta only needed ten good minutes to win]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. Campos, Pablo (20 November 2000). "El Celta pierde crédito en Balaídos" [Celta lose credit at Balaídos]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
4. "Djalminha, providencial en el duelo regional gallego" [Djalminha, key in the Galician regional duel]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 November 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. Parrondo, Óscar (5 February 2001). "Mostovoi empató en la prolongación y cuando el Celta jugaba con diez" [Mostovoi drew in injury time and when Celta played with ten]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
6. Barreira, B. (18 August 2009). "La espina de Noguerol" [Noguerol's thorn]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
7. Bernardo, Julio (22 June 2008). "Francisco Noguerol, Defensa central del Celta: "Estoy en mi mejor momento y tengo cuerda para rato"" [Francisco Noguerol, Celta central defender: "I'm in my prime and I'm here to stay"]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
8. "Noguerol reclama la reacción del Celta para huir del pozo" [Noguerol demands that Celta react to move away from the pit]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 12 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
9. "Noguerol no sabe "nada" sobre su renovación y la aplaza hasta la permanencia del equipo" [Noguerol knows "nothing" about his renewal and postpones it until team is saved]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
10. Carrizo, Juan (7 June 2015). "Fran Noguerol se despide del fútbol tras 613 partidos y 19 temporadas" [Fran Noguerol says goodbye to football after 613 matches and 19 seasons]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
11. "El filial del Albacete Balompié volverá a ser dirigido por Fran Noguerol" [Albacete's reserves will be managed again by Fran Noguerol] (in Spanish). El Deporte de Albacete. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
12. "Atlético Albacete" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Atlético Albacete" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
    "Atlético Albacete" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
14. "Noguerol: Francisco Noguerol Freijedo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
15. "Zenit 2–2 Celta (Aggregate: 3–4)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links

• Francisco Noguerol at BDFutbol
• Celta de Vigo biography (in Spanish)
• Francisco Noguerol at Soccerway