Guillermo Franco (footballer, born 1983)

Guillermo Franco (born 21 May 1983 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine football defender.

Guillermo Franco
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Lucas Franco
Date of birth (1983-05-21) May 21, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2002–2003 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Los Andes 28 (0)
2004 Defensa y Justicia 6 (0)
2007–2010 Godoy Cruz 37 (0)
2009–2010I. Rivadavia (loan) 22 (0)
2010–2011 Atlético Rafaela 21 (1)
2011–2012 Gimnasia de Jujuy 20 (1)
2012–2013 SC Pacífico 31 (2)
2013–2014 Huracán San Rafael 22 (0)
2014–2015 Deportivo Maipú 13 (1)
2015 Unión Villa Krause 24 (0)
2016 Deportivo Español 18 (0)
2016–2018 Juventud Unida 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:24, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Football career

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After playing for Los Andes and Defensa y Justicia, Franco joined Godoy Cruz in 2002. He played with the team in the Argentine Primera until 2009, when he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia one season on loan. He returned to Godoy Cruz in 2010, but was immediately loaned to Atlético de Rafaela.

Outside football

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In 2002, Franco became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He resigned from Godoy Cruz in 2005 to serve as a Mormon missionary in the LDS Church's Argentina Mendoza Mission. In 2007, he returned from his mission and was brought back into the Godoy Cruz squad.

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