Darío Franco

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Darío Franco
Personal information
Full name Darío Javier Franco Gatti
Date of birth (1969-01-17) 17 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Cruz Alta [es], Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Almirante Brown (manager)
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Newell's Old Boys 100 (4)
1991–1995 Zaragoza 91 (7)
1995–1997
Club Atlas
85 (11)
1998–2004
Morelia
241 (19)
International career
1991–1994 Argentina 22 (6)
Managerial career
2006
Morelia
2006–2007
Tecos UAG
2008–2009
Club Atlas
2010–2011 San Martín de San Juan
2011–2012 Instituto
2013 Universidad de Chile
2013–2014 Aldosivi
2014–2015 Defensa y Justicia
2015–2016 Colón
2016–2017
Aldosivi
2017–2018 Instituto
2019 San Luis de Quillota
2020 Olmedo
2022–2023 Gimnasia Jujuy
2023 Binacional
2023– Almirante Brown
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile
Winner 1993 Ecuador
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1992 Saudi Arabia
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1993 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darío Javier Franco Gatti (born 17 January 1969) is an Argentine

midfielder. He is the current manager of Almirante Brown
.

Playing career

Club

Franco made his football debut in his native country, briefly playing with

.

International

He played also for

1993 edition he was selected to replace the banned Claudio Caniggia, but was seriously injured in Argentina's first match.[citation needed
]

Managerial career

After his playing career ended, Franco became the manager of

Atlas. After their second game, a 4–0 defeat to Cruz Azul, Franco was fired[citation needed] and was replaced by Ricardo La Volpe
.

Between 2010 and 2013, Franco managed

Aldosivi to become the club's manager for the second time.[1] He rejoined Instituto de Córdoba on 1 November 2017.[2]

Honours

As Player

Newell's Old Boys
Real Zaragoza
Monarcas Morelia
Argentina

As Manager

Universidad de Chile

Personal life

His son Emiliano Franco is a footballer.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Darío Franco at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "B Nacional: Darío Franco es el nuevo DT de Instituto de Córdoba" [B Nacional: Darío Franco is the new coach of Instituto de Córdoba] (in Spanish). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Darío Franco: Decidí no ser el técnico de Newell's porque mi hijo entrena en el club". Infobae. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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