Fran Rico

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rico and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Fran Rico
Personal information
Full name Francisco Manuel Rico Castro
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Portonovo, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos (assistant)
Youth career
1997–2001 Portonovo
2001–2005 Pontevedra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Pontevedra 60 (3)
2008–2011 Real Madrid B 50 (10)
2011–2019 Granada 111 (9)
2016–2018 → Eibar (loan) 17 (2)
Total 238 (24)
Managerial career
2023 Sevilla (assistant)
2024– Olympiacos (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Pontevedra

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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

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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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27][28]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pontevedra 2005–06 Segunda División B 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
2006–07 Segunda División B 22 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 24 1
2007–08 Segunda División B 35 1 5 1 — 1[a] 0 41 2
Total 60 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 68 4
Real Madrid B 2008–09 Segunda División B 3 1 — — — 3 1
2009–10 Segunda División B 18 4 — — — 18 4
2010–11 Segunda División B 29 5 — — 2[a] 1 31 6
Total 50 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 52 11
Granada 2011–12 La Liga 19 2 1 0 — — 20 2
2012–13 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2013–14 La Liga 32 2 1 0 — — 33 2
2014–15 La Liga 31 3 1 0 — — 33 2
2015–16 La Liga 28 2 3 1 — — 31 3
2018–19 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 111 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 117 10
Eibar (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 17 2 5 0 — — 22 2
2017–18 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 17 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
Career total 238 24 16 2 0 0 5 1 259 27
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honors

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Pontevedra

References

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  • Fran Rico at Futbolme (in Spanish)
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