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In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is Rico and the second or maternal family name is
Castro .
Francisco Manuel Rico Castro (born 3 August 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder .
Formed at Pontevedra , he spent most of his career – riddled with injury problems – at Granada , appearing in 117 competitive matches.[1] In La Liga , he also played with Eibar .
Club career [ edit ]
Pontevedra [ edit ]
Born in Portonovo , Province of Pontevedra , Rico joined local Pontevedra CF 's youth ranks at the age of 14, making his senior debut on 18 December 2005 in a Segunda División B match against CD San Isidro .[2] [3]
Mainly a substitute in his first year , he became an important part of the Galicians ' squad the following seasons.[4] [5]
Real Madrid [ edit ]
Rico joined Real Madrid in summer 2008, being assigned to the reserve team also in the third division. He made his debut on 31 August, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win at UD Vecindario .[6] On 14 September, in his third appearance, against CD Alfaro , he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury eight minutes into the match, being lost for the rest of the campaign .[7]
Thirteen months after his injury, Rico played his first game of the season , against RSD Alcalá .[8] On 8 November 2009, he scored twice in the 4–2 home victory over Gimnástica de Torrelavega , from penalties .[9]
In the first round of 2010–11 , Rico found the net against Coruxo FC in a 3–2 home win.[10] He scored a career-best six goals during the campaign, including one in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs .[11]
Granada [ edit ]
On 5 August 2011, Rico left Castilla and signed for Granada CF , with Real Madrid retaining an option for the player in case of a future transfer.[12] On 25 September, he scored his first La Liga goal in only his second league game for his new team: after replacing Moisés Hurtado at half-time , he netted the equaliser in an eventual 1–1 home draw with CA Osasuna .[13]
In April 2012, Rico was sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering another injury to his right knee.[14] [15] He also missed the entirety of the following campaign .[16]
Rico was ever-present for the Andalusians in 2013–14 , with his side narrowly avoiding relegation.[1] On 26 February 2015, he renewed his contract with the club until 2020.[17]
On 26 August 2016, Rico was loaned to fellow top-tier SD Eibar for two years.[18] On 2 October, he scored their first-ever goal against Real Madrid and at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a 1–1 draw.[19] He missed the entire 2017–18 season , due to the same ailment.[20] [21]
Returning to Granada for 2018–19 , Rico only appeared in one league match during the campaign for the runners-up.[22] On 16 July 2019, he terminated his contract.[23]
After retiring, Rico worked with Eibar and Sporting de Gijón in directorial capacities.[24] He was later part of his former Eibar coach José Luis Mendilibar 's staffs at Sevilla FC [25] and Olympiacos FC .[26]
Career statistics [ edit ]
^ a b c Appearance(s ) in promotion play-offs
Pontevedra
References [ edit ]
^ "Portonovo entregará la Raia de Ouro al futbolista Fran Rico" [Portonovo to award Golden Sash to footballer Fran Rico]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 10 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2024 .
^ "Gracia convoca a 16 futbolistas siendo Fran Castaño la gran novedad del fin de semana" [Gracia calls 16 footballers with Fran Castaño as the weekend's greatest new face]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 6 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ Sáez, Lara (31 May 2023). "Fran Rico, un entrenador por sorpresa" [Fran Rico, manager by accident]. Diario do Salnés (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2024 .
^ Velasco, Álvaro (31 August 2008). "El filial del Real Madrid comienza la Liga con buen pie" [Real Madrid reserves start league on the right foot] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010 .
^ Del Moral, Patricia (6 October 2008). "Fran Rico inicia su recuperación" [Fran Rico starts rehabilitation] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2010 .
^ Piñero, Alberto (12 December 2009). " "En el Castilla no hay niñatos" " ["There are no crybabies at Castilla"] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. Retrieved 23 April 2024 .
^ Monge, Cristina (8 November 2009). "4–2: Querer es poder" [4–2: When there's a will there's a way] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010 .
^ Blanco, Lidia; O'Donnell, Michael J. (29 August 2010). "The youth team takes the first three points at stake" . Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010 .
^ Burgos, Julián (30 May 2011). "Paco Esteban rompe el sueño del Castilla" [Paco Esteban shatters Castilla's dream]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ "Fran Rico ficha por el Granada" [Fran Rico signs for Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011 .
^ "Granada and Osasuna share spoils" . ESPN Soccernet . 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011 .
^ "Fran Rico, lesionado para el resto de temporada" [Fran Rico, injured for rest of the season]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 April 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013 .
^ "Fran Rico: "Estad tranquilos, que volveré" " [Fran Rico: "Don't worry, i'll be back"]. Ideal (in Spanish). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013 .
^ "Fran Rico será baja toda la temporada tras su operación" [Fran Rico will miss entire season after surgery]. Ideal (in Spanish). 25 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013 .
^ "Fran Rico renueva por cinco temporadas" [Fran Rico renews for five seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015 .
^ "Fran Rico se marcha al Eibar cedido por dos temporadas" [Fran Rico goes out to Eibar on loan for two seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016 .
^ Caleya, M.J. (2 October 2016). "El Eibar sorprende en el Bernabéu y agrava la crisis del Madrid" [Eibar surprise at the Bernabéu and extend Madrid's crisis] (in Spanish). RTVE . Retrieved 23 April 2024 .
^ Barroso, Ander (18 September 2017). "El infierno de Fran Rico" [The hell of Fran Rico]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2018 .
^ Ramajo, Roberto (10 January 2018). "Confirmado: Fran Rico no jugará esta temporada" [Confirmed: Fran Rico will not play this season] (in Spanish). Cadena SER . Retrieved 30 April 2018 .
^ "Fran Rico vuelve dos años y cuatro meses después" [Fran Rico returns two years and four months later] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .
^ "Comunicado | El Granada CF y Fran Rico acuerdan su desvinculación del club" [Announcement | Granada CF and Fran Rico agree his release from the club] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ Vigil Morán, Alejandro (9 May 2022). "Fran Rico, fichaje de Javi Rico para el Sporting" [Fran Rico, Javi Rico's signing for Sporting]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2022 .
^ Florido, Eduardo (21 March 2023). "El escueto cuerpo técnico de Mendilibar" [Mendilibar's short coaching staff]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ Sánchez, Gonzalo (19 April 2024). "El portonovés Fran Rico hace historia con Mendilibar en Grecia al meter a Olympiacos en semifinales europeas" [Portonovo-born Fran Rico makes history with Mendilibar in Greece as they put Olympiacos in European semi-finals]. Diario de Arousa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ Fran Rico at BDFutbol
^ Fran Rico at Soccerway
^ "El Pontevedra, campeón desmotivado ante el Pájara" [Pontevedra, unmotivated champions against Pájara]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 21 May 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ Torre, Raúl. "Spain – List of Copa Federación RFEF Finals" . RSSSF . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
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