Fran Escribá

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Fran Escribá
File:Fran Escribá 2013.png
Escribá in 2013
Personal information
Full name Francisco Escribá Segura
Date of birth (1965-05-03) 3 May 1965 (age 61)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Position Winger
Youth career
1977–1984 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Mestalla
1987–1988 Nules 37 (17)
1988–1989 Andorra 18 (1)
1989–1990 Catarroja
1990 Torrent
1990–1991 Eldense
1991–1992 Sueca
1992–1993 Villena
1993–1994 Novelda
1994–1995 Pinoso
Managerial career
2001–2002 Buñol
2002–2003 Valencia (youth)
2004–2005 Getafe (assistant)
2005–2007 Valencia (assistant)
2008–2009 Benfica (assistant)
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2012–2015 Elche
2015–2016 Getafe
2016–2017 Villarreal
2019 Celta
2021 Elche
2022–2023 Zaragoza
2024–2025 Granada
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco 'Fran' Escribá Segura (born 3 May 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a left winger.

Club career

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Born in Valencia, Escribá played youth football with Valencia, but never competed in higher than Segunda División B as a senior; he represented Mestalla, Nules,[1] Andorra, Catarroja, Torrent, Eldense, Novelda, Villena and Pinoso.[2] In 2002, after a year in charge of Buñol, he returned to Valencia, taking care of the youth sides.

In 2004, Escribá started an association with Quique Sánchez Flores that would last several seasons, always as assistant. He started with Getafe, subsequently moving to Benfica and Atlético Madrid; the pair went their separate ways at the end of 2010–11, because the former wanted to have a go at head coaching.[3]

Escribá was appointed at Segunda División club Elche on 12 June 2012.[4] In his first year he led the Valencians to La Liga after an absence of 24 years[5] and, on 28 May 2013, renewed his contract for two more seasons.[6]

On 26 June 2015, following Elche's administrative relegation, Escribá was named Getafe manager.[7] On 11 April of the following year, with the team seriously threatened with relegation, he was sacked.[8]

On 11 August 2016, Escribá replaced Marcelino García Toral at the helm of Villarreal.[9] He led the side to the fifth position in his first season, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League.[10]

On 25 September 2017, in spite of many injuries to the squad,[11] and following a 4–0 away loss against former club Getafe, Escribá was fired.[12] He returned to work on 3 March 2019, becoming Celta de Vigo's third coach of the campaign after Miguel Cardoso's dismissal.[13]

Escribá was relieved of his duties on 3 November 2019, with the team sitting in the relegation zone.[14] He returned to Elche in February 2021,[15] avoiding relegation in the last matchday at the expense of Huesca after a 2–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao.[16]

On 21 November 2021, following a 0–3 home loss to Real Betis which saw the side move into the relegation zone, Escribá was dismissed.[17] Eleven months later, he took over Real Zaragoza in the second division.[18]

Escribá was sacked on 20 November 2023, after an eight-match winless run.[19] On 23 September 2024, he was appointed at fellow second-tier Granada,[20] being shown the door on 14 May of the following year even though the team still had a chance of achieving promotion via the playoffs,[21][22] eventually falling short by four points.[23]

Managerial statistics

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As of 12 May 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Elche 12 June 2012 26 June 2015 125 44 36 45 122 152 −30 035.20 [24]
Getafe 26 June 2015 11 April 2016 34 8 7 19 31 59 −28 023.53 [25]
Villarreal 11 August 2016 25 September 2017 59 26 16 17 82 63 +19 044.07 [26]
Celta 3 March 2019 3 November 2019 24 6 7 11 23 33 −10 025.00 [27]
Elche 14 February 2021 21 November 2021 31 7 8 16 26 44 −18 022.58 [28]
Zaragoza 7 November 2022 20 November 2023 45 14 17 14 48 45 +3 031.11 [29]
Granada 23 September 2024 14 May 2025 36 16 9 11 55 42 +13 044.44 [30]
Total 354 121 100 133 387 438 −51 034.18

Honours

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Elche

Individual

References

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