Francisco Fariñas Gutiérrez (born 2 April 1948) is a Cuban former footballer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Francisco Fariñas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Fariñas Gutierrez
Date of birth (1948-04-02) 2 April 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1981 Industriales
International career
1971–1981 Cuba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Havana, Fariñas came through at Las Cañas before joining Industriales where he spent his entire senior career. His year of birth is also reported as 1949[2] or 1950.

International career edit

He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and played two games at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Fariñas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Francisco Fariñas - El Blog del Fútbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Francisco FariñasFIFA competition record (archived)