Pablo Franco Martín (born 11 June 1980) is a Spanish football manager, he was the head coach of Tanzanian club Simba from 2021 to 31 May 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Franco Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2009 | Coria (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Fuenlabrada (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Santa Eugenia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Illescas | ||
| 2013–2014 | Puertollano | ||
| 2014–2015 | Getafe B | ||
| 2015 | Getafe | ||
| 2016 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| 2017-2018 | BSU (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Qadsia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Simba | ||
| 2023– | AmaZulu | ||
Manager career
editBorn in Madrid, Franco was an assistant manager at Coria CF and CF Fuenlabrada, and started his managerial career at CD Santa Eugenia in 2010.[1] On 27 January 2012 he returned to Fuenlabrada, now as a fitness coach.[2]
On 5 July 2012 Franco was named CD Illescas manager, with his side in Tercera División.[3] On 11 June of the following year he was appointed at the helm of fellow league team CD Puertollano;[4] in his first and only campaign he led the club to a first position in their group, but the Castile-La Mancha side renounced promotion due to financial problems.[citation needed]
On 28 July 2014 Franco was appointed Getafe CF B manager.[5] On 26 February of the following year, after the resignation of Quique Flores, he was named interim manager of the main squad,[6] and appeared in his professional match two days later, a 2–3 away loss against Málaga CF.[7]
On 3 March 2015 Franco's spell in the main squad was further extended, with Javier Casquero as his assistant.[8] Eight days later, after a 2–1 away win against Córdoba CF, the duo was officially granted until the end of the season.[9]
On 1 June 2015, after avoiding relegation with the main squad, he was relieved from his duties.[10] On 10 March of the following year he was appointed manager of Georgian club FC Saburtalo Tbilisi, joining compatriot Manolo Hierro.[11]
In June 2023, Franco was appointed manager of South African Premiership club AmaZulu.[12]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 13 December 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Santa Eugenia |  | 1 July 2010 | 27 January 2012 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 87 | 94 | −7 | 38.18 |
| Illescas | | 5 July 2012 | 11 June 2013 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 31.58 |
| Puertollano | | 11 June 2013 | 28 July 2014 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 18 | +70 | 81.58 |
| Getafe B | | 28 July 2014 | 26 February 2015 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 42.31 |
| Getafe[13] | | 26 February 2015 | 1 June 2015 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 21.43 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi |  | 10 March 2016 | 4 December 2016 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 45.45 |
| Al-Qadsia |  | 1 June 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 64 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 123 | 52 | +71 | 62.50 |
| Simba |  | 8 November 2021 | 31 May 2022 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 55.88 |
| AmaZulu |  | 1 July 2023 | Present | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 37.50 |
| Total | 307 | 153 | 71 | 83 | 500 | 338 | +162 | 49.84 | |||
References
edit- ^ Pablo Franco, de ayudante en Tercera División a entrenador en Primera en tres años (Pablo Franco, from assistant in Tercera División to manager in Primera in three years); Noticias Para Getafe, 27 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco, nuevo preparador físico del Fuenlabrada (Pablo Franco, new fitness coach of Fuenlabrada) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; Fuenlabrada's official website, 27 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Illescas firma a Pablo Franco como nuevo entrenador (Illescas signs Pablo Franco as the new manager); ABC, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco, nuevo técnico del CD Puertollano (Pablo Franco, new manager of CD Puertollano); ABC, 11 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco ya dirige al Getafe B (Pablo Franco already manages Getafe B); Vavel, 28 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco dirigirá al Getafe frente al Málaga (Pablo Franco will manage Getafe against Málaga); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Estado de euforia en La Rosaleda (State of euphoria at La Rosaleda); Marca, 28 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco sigue y Casquero será su ayudante (Pablo Franco remains and Casquero will be his assistant); Marca, 3 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco entrenador del Getafe (Pablo Franco manager of Getafe); Getafe's official website, 11 March 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Agradecemos su trabajo y compromiso (We thank your work and commitment); Getafe's official website, 1 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pablo Franco se marcha a entrenar a Georgia (Pablo Franco goes to manage in Georgia); Marca, 10 March 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Who is new AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin who has history with Real Madrid?". IOL. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Pablo Franco". Soccerbase. 20 February 2016.
External links
edit- Pablo Franco manager profile at BDFutbol
- Pablo Franco coach profile at Soccerway