Leo Franco
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"Leonardo Franco" redirects here. For the Mexican footballer, see Leonardo Franco (Mexican footballer).
Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco (born 20 May 1977) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a manager.
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Full name | Leonardo Neoren Franco[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977 (age 46)[1] | ||
Place of birth | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Independiente | 2 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Mérida | 0 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Mallorca B | 23 | (0) |
1999–2004 | Mallorca | 148 | (0) |
2004–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 153 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Galatasaray | 26 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Zaragoza | 67 | (0) |
2014–2015 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Huesca | 28 | (0) |
Total | 450 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1997 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2018 | Huesca | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After starting out at Independiente in 1995, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, playing 328 La Liga matches over 14 seasons in representation of Mallorca, Atlético Madrid and Zaragoza.
An Argentine international for two years, Franco appeared for the nation at the 2006 World Cup.