Juan Pablo Francia
Encyclopedia
Juan Pablo Francia is an Argentine
football
playmaker
who plays for Sportivo Belgrano
on loan from Bordeaux
of Ligue 1
in France
. He is best known for his passing and eye for goal.
Francia played his first games for Sportivo Belgrano
in the regional leagues in Córdoba. He was spotted by French outfit Bordeaux
, he joined the club and worked his way through the youth team making his competitive debut in a 2-1 defeat by Nantes
on the last day of the 2001-2002 season, on 5 May 2002.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
playmaker
Playmaker
In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals....
who plays for Sportivo Belgrano
Sportivo Belgrano de San Francisco
Sportivo Belgrano is an Argentine football club, which home town is located in San Francisco, Córdoba Province. The team currently plays at the 3rd level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Argentino A.-2008 incident:...
on loan from Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
of Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He is best known for his passing and eye for goal.
Francia played his first games for Sportivo Belgrano
Sportivo Belgrano de San Francisco
Sportivo Belgrano is an Argentine football club, which home town is located in San Francisco, Córdoba Province. The team currently plays at the 3rd level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Argentino A.-2008 incident:...
in the regional leagues in Córdoba. He was spotted by French outfit Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
, he joined the club and worked his way through the youth team making his competitive debut in a 2-1 defeat by Nantes
FC Nantes Atlantique
Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...
on the last day of the 2001-2002 season, on 5 May 2002.
External links
- statistics at Irish Times
- BDFA profile
- Player Profile