Pablo Franco
Personal information
Full name Pablo Franco Martín
Date of birth (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Managerial career
Years Team
2008–2009 Coria (assistant)
2009–2010 Fuenlabrada (assistant)
2010–2012 Santa Eugenia
2012–2013 Illescas
2013–2014 Puertollano
2014–2015 Getafe B
2015 Getafe
2016 Saburtalo Tbilisi
2017-2018 BSU (assistant)
2018 Real Madrid (assistant)
2019–2021 Al-Qadsia
2021–2022 Simba
2023– AmaZulu

Pablo Franco Martín (born 11 June 1980) is a Spanish football manager, he was the head coach of Tanzanian club Simba from 2021 to 31 May 2022.

Manager career

Born in Madrid, Franco was an assistant manager at Coria CF and CF Fuenlabrada, and started his managerial career at CD Santa Eugenia in 2010.[1] On 27 January 2012 he returned to Fuenlabrada, now as a fitness coach.[2]

On 5 July 2012 Franco was named CD Illescas manager, with his side in Tercera División.[3] On 11 June of the following year he was appointed at the helm of fellow league team CD Puertollano;[4] in his first and only campaign he led the club to a first position in their group, but the Castile-La Mancha side renounced promotion due to financial problems.

On 28 July 2014 Franco was appointed Getafe CF B manager.[5] On 26 February of the following year, after the resignation of Quique Flores, he was named interim manager of the main squad,[6] and appeared in his professional match two days later, a 2–3 away loss against Málaga CF.[7]

On 3 March 2015 Franco's spell in the main squad was further extended, with Javier Casquero as his assistant.[8] Eight days later, after a 2–1 away win against Córdoba CF, the duo was officially granted until the end of the season.[9]

On 1 June 2015, after avoiding relegation with the main squad, he was relieved from his duties.[10] On 10 March of the following year he was appointed manager of Georgian club FC Saburtalo Tbilisi, joining compatriot Manolo Hierro.[11]

In June 2023, Franco was appointed manager of South African Premiership club AmaZulu.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 December 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Santa Eugenia Spain 1 July 2010 27 January 2012 55 21 10 24 87 94 −7 038.18
Illescas Spain 5 July 2012 11 June 2013 38 12 12 14 49 52 −3 031.58
Puertollano Spain 11 June 2013 28 July 2014 38 31 5 2 88 18 +70 081.58
Getafe B Spain 28 July 2014 26 February 2015 26 11 7 8 35 28 +7 042.31
Getafe[13] Spain 26 February 2015 1 June 2015 14 3 2 9 13 32 −19 021.43
Saburtalo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 10 March 2016 4 December 2016 22 10 6 6 37 27 +10 045.45
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1 June 2019 30 June 2021 64 40 14 10 123 52 +71 062.50
Simba Tanzania 8 November 2021 31 May 2022 34 19 9 6 52 22 +30 055.88
AmaZulu South Africa 1 July 2023 Present 16 6 6 4 16 13 +3 037.50
Total 307 153 71 83 500 338 +162 049.84

References

  1. ↑ Pablo Franco, de ayudante en Tercera División a entrenador en Primera en tres años (Pablo Franco, from assistant in Tercera División to manager in Primera in three years); Noticias Para Getafe, 27 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Pablo Franco, nuevo preparador físico del Fuenlabrada (Pablo Franco, new fitness coach of Fuenlabrada) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; Fuenlabrada's official website, 27 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Illescas firma a Pablo Franco como nuevo entrenador (Illescas signs Pablo Franco as the new manager); ABC, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Pablo Franco, nuevo técnico del CD Puertollano (Pablo Franco, new manager of CD Puertollano); ABC, 11 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Pablo Franco ya dirige al Getafe B (Pablo Franco already manages Getafe B); Vavel, 28 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Pablo Franco dirigirá al Getafe frente al Málaga (Pablo Franco will manage Getafe against Málaga); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Estado de euforia en La Rosaleda (State of euphoria at La Rosaleda); Marca, 28 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Pablo Franco sigue y Casquero será su ayudante (Pablo Franco remains and Casquero will be his assistant); Marca, 3 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Pablo Franco entrenador del Getafe (Pablo Franco manager of Getafe); Getafe's official website, 11 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Agradecemos su trabajo y compromiso (We thank your work and commitment); Getafe's official website, 1 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Pablo Franco se marcha a entrenar a Georgia (Pablo Franco goes to manage in Georgia); Marca, 10 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ "Who is new AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin who has history with Real Madrid?". IOL. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pablo Franco". Soccerbase. 20 February 2016.
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