Guillermo Franco

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Personal information
Guillermo Franco
Full name	Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason
Date of birth	November 3, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Corrientes, Argentina
Height	1.82cm (5 ft. 11 in.)
Nickname	Guille
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Villarreal CF
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–2002 2002–2005 2006–	San Lorenzo CF Monterrey Villarreal CF	94 (23) 119 (63) 29 (5)
National team²
2005–	Mexico	10 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Guillermo Luis Franco Farcuason (born November 3, 1976 in Corrientes, Argentina) is an Argentine-Mexican football striker, who currently plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF.

Franco began his career with Argentine first division San Lorenzo, playing with the team from 1996 to 2002. Franco then joined Mexican first division CF Monterrey in the middle of 2002, and made his debut during the 2002 Apertura. Franco has since been quite successful with the Rayados, and led the league in scoring during the 2004 Apertura with 15 goals in 16 games. Winning a championship in 2003 and two sub-championships in 2004 and 2005 , Franco won himself the "idol" status amongst followers of "Rayados" connecting with the pasion of the almost cult following Monterrey soccer fans.

Franco became a naturalized Mexican citizen after settling in Mexico in 2002. He has since played for the Mexico national football team and has amassed ten caps, scoring two goals for the national team. In his first game for the Mexican national team, Franco scored a goal and gave two assists against Guatemala.

In 2006 he signed for Spanish Villarreal CF, where he plays alongside various other Latin American stars such as Riquelme and Forlán.

[edit] Career

1996-2002 San Lorenzo (Argentina)
2002-2005 Monterrey (Mexico)
2006- Villarreal CF (Spain)

[edit] External links

	Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Sánchez \| 2 Suárez \| 3 Salcido \| 4 Márquez \| 5 Osorio \| 6 Torrado \| 7 Naelson \| 8 Pardo \| 9 Borgetti \| 10 Franco \| 11 Morales \| 12 Corona \| 13 Ochoa \| 14 Pineda \| 15 Castro \| 16 Méndez \| 17 Fonseca \| 18 Guardado \| 19 Bravo \| 20 García \| 21 Arellano \| 22 Rodríguez \| 23 Pérez \| Coach: Lavolpe

Villarreal CF - Current Squad
1 Viera \| 2 Gonzalo \| 3 Arruabarrena \| 4 José Enrique \| 5 Forlán \| 6 Josico \| 7 Pirès \| 8 Riquelme \| 9 Franco \| 10 Cani \| 11 Tomasson \| 12 Cygan \| 14 Tacchinardi \| 15 Nihat \| 16 Quique Álvarez \| 17 Javi Venta \| 18 Somoza \| 19 Senna \| 20 Fuentes \| 21 Mati \| 22 Peña \| 23 José Mari \| 24 Josemi \| 25 Barbosa \| 27 Marcos \| 28 Bruno \| 33 Jonathan \| Manager: Pellegrini