Tony Franco
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Franco López | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Teams managed | |||
Mineros (assistant) | |||
2015 | Mineros | ||
2015 | Carabobo | ||
2016 | Caracas | ||
2017 | Aragua | ||
2018 | Atlético Venezuela | ||
2019 | Izarra (assistant) | ||
2019 | Izarra (interim) | ||
2020 | Carabobo | ||
2020–2021 | Izarra (assistant) | ||
2021 | Izarra (interim) | ||
2021 | Yaracuyanos |
Antonio "Tony" Franco López (born 28 August 1981) is a Venezuelan football manager.
Career[]
Born in Caracas, Franco was an assistant of Richard Páez and Marcos Mathías at Mineros de Guayana before being appointed manager of the club in March 2015.[1] In October of that year, he replaced Jhonny Ferreira at the helm of Carabobo.[2]
On 28 November 2015, Franco was announced as manager of Caracas for the 2016 campaign.[3] Sacked on 25 November,[4] he was named at the helm of Aragua on 5 December.[5]
On 25 March 2018, Franco was appointed manager of Atlético Venezuela, after agreeing to a contract until December 2019.[6] He left the club on 5 November,[7] and subsequently moved to Europe to study.
In July 2019, Franco joined Spanish club CD Izarra's coaching staff as an assistant of .[8] He was an interim manager for one match after Jáuregui left in October, but left the club on 14 December;[9] the following day, he was appointed in charge of Carabobo back in his home country.[10]
Franco left Carabobo on 29 October 2020,[11] and subsequently returned to Izarra, again as an assistant. He was the latter's interim manager the following January,[12] but left in April.[13]
On 20 May 2021, Franco was appointed manager of Yaracuyanos.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Apesar de derrota para Cruzeiro, Mineros de Guayana efetiva Antonio Franco como treinador" [Despite the defeat against Cruzeiro, Mineros de Guayana turn Antonio Franco as permanent manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco será el nuevo director técnico del Carabobo Fútbol Club" [Antonio Franco will be the new manager of Carabobo Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Caracas FC anuncia a Antonio Franco como sustituto de Saragó para la temporada 2016" [Caracas FC announce Antonio Franco as the replacement of Saragó for the 2016 season] (in Spanish). El Cooperante. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Caracas FC despidió a su DT Antonio Franco" [Caracas FC sacked their manager Antonio Franco] (in Spanish). Analítica. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "El Aragua FC presentó a Antonio Franco como su nuevo entrenador" [Aragua FC presented Antonio Franco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ ""Tony" Franco es el nuevo timonel del Atlético" ["Tony" Franco is the new manager of Atlético] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco terminó su etapa con el Atlético Venezuela" [Antonio Franco ended his period with Atlético Venezuela] (in Spanish). Atlético Venezuela CF. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco será asistente técnico en el CD Izarra de España" [Antonio Franco will be assistant manager at Spain's CD Izarra] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Tony Franco abandona el club y ficha por el Carabobo F.C. de la primera división venezolana" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Tony Franco leaves the club and signs for Carabobo F.C. of the Venezuelan first division] (in Spanish). CD Izarra. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco asumirá las riendas del Carabobo FC" [Antonio Franco will take the reins of Carabobo FC] (in Spanish). El Carabobeño. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Franco deja el banquillo granate" [Antonio Franco leaves the granate bench] (in Spanish). Carabobo FC. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "El nuevo Izarra echa a rodar" [The new Izarra is up and running] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Álvarez regresa al banquillo del Izarra" [Pablo Álvarez returns to Izarra's bench] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Antonio "Tony" Franco se encargó como nuevo Director Técnico de Yaracuyanos por la temporada 2021" [Antonio "Tony" Franco is named as manager of Yaracuyanos for the 2021 season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links[]
- Tony Franco manager profile at BDFutbol
- Tony Franco coach profile at Soccerway
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- Venezuelan football managers
- Venezuelan Primera División managers
- Mineros de Guayana managers
- Carabobo F.C. managers
- Caracas FC managers
- Atlético Venezuela C.F. managers
- Yaracuyanos F.C. managers
- Segunda División B managers
- Venezuelan expatriate football managers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate football managers in Spain