Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez
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Francisco in 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Plus Ultra | ||
| 1996–1997 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Poli Almería | 72 | (15) |
| 1999–2001 | Valencia B | 41 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 41 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Almería | 103 | (36) |
| 2004–2005 | Albacete | 28 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Almería | 48 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Granada 74 | 35 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Alicante | 22 | (2) |
| 2010 | Orihuela | 14 | (5) |
| Total | 404 | (87) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Almería (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Almería B | ||
| 2013–2014 | Almería | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez (born 17 June 1978), known simply as Francisco, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
His career was closely associated with Almería as both a player and manager, and he started coaching the first team at the age of 35.
Playing career
Francisco was born in Almería, Andalusia. After starting out with local Polideportivo Almería he joined Valencia CF, never making it however past its B-side. In 2002 he returned to his hometown, joining Unión Deportiva in the second division and scoring at an impressive rate.
In 2004–05, as his contract expired, Francisco seized the opportunity to make his La Liga debuts and signed with Albacete Balompié: the season was a disaster, with relegation for the team and only three goals for the player – he netted against Real Madrid, albeit in a 1–6 away loss.[1]
Subsequently, Francisco returned to his previous club, and was fairly played by as it achieved a first-ever promotion to the top level in 2007, but would never play in that category again, resuming (with little individual and team success) his career in divisions two and three.
Managerial career
Francisco started his managerial career in 2010, coaching teams in various categories at his main club Almería.[2] On 29 June 2013, after two seasons with the reserves, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, freshly returned to the top flight.[3]
After narrowly avoiding relegation in the last matchday, Francisco inked a new one-year deal with the Rojiblancos on 27 May 2014.[4] On 9 December, however, he was relieved of his duties, after only managing two points out of 24.[5]
Honours
Manager
- La Liga: Manager of the Month November 2013, May 2014
Managerial statistics
- As of 9 December 2014.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | |||||
| Almería |  |
29 June 2013[3] | 9 December 2014[5] | La Liga | 52 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 25.00 | 54 | 91 | –37 |
| Copa del Rey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 | 8 | 7 | +1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 26.32 | 62 | 98 | –36 | ||||
| Career totals | League | 52 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 25.00 | 54 | 91 | –37 | |||
| Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 | 8 | 7 | +1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 26.32 | 62 | 98 | –36 | ||||
References
- ↑ Real Madrid 6–1 Albacete; ESPN Soccernet, 14 November 2004
- ↑ Francisco firma como nuevo entrenador del Almería B (Francisco signs as new Almería B manager); UD Almería, 2 June 2011 (Spanish)
- 1 2 Francisco es el nuevo entrenador del Almería (Francisco is the new manager of Almería); UD Almería, 29 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Francisco continúa como entrenador del Almería (Francisco remains as Almería's coach); UD Almería, 27 May 2014 (Spanish)
- 1 2 "Francisco deja de ser entrenador del Almería" [Francisco is no longer Almería's manager] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
External links
- Francisco profile at BDFutbol
- Francisco manager profile at BDFutbol