Sergio_Francisco
Sergio Francisco
Spanish footballer and manager
Sergio Francisco Ramos (born 19 May 1979), known as Sergio Francisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently manager of Real Sociedad B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Francisco Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad B (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Unión | |||
| 1996–1997 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2000–2002 | Real Sociedad | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Eibar (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Onda (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Real Unión | 42 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | Zamora | 36 | (18) |
| 2004 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (2) |
| 2005 | Gimnàstic | 18 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Real Unión | 138 | (36) |
| 2011 | Sestao | 4 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Laudio | ? | (12) |
| Total | 313+ | (91) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Real Unión (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Real Unión | ||
| 2017–2022 | Real Sociedad C | ||
| 2022– | Real Sociedad B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Sergio Francisco spent the vast majority of his 15-year senior career in the lower leagues, amassing Segunda División B totals of 254 games and 74 goals for four teams. He represented mainly local Real Unión.
Sergio Francisco's input at the professional level consisted of 51 matches in the Segunda División with SD Eibar, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Real Unión, and four in La Liga with another Basque side, Real Sociedad. His debut in the latter competition took place on 17 September 2000, as he came on as a second-half substitute for Edgaras Jankauskas in a 4–1 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo.[1]
Having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September 2008,[2] Sergio Francisco retired at the end of the 2010–11 season, aged 32. He joined his main club's coaching staff the following year, under Imanol Idiakez, becoming head coach subsequently with Unión competing in the third tier.[3]
On 5 June 2014, after leading the side to the 15th place in division three, Sergio Francisco was fired.[4] He was appointed at Real Sociedad C in 2017, achieving promotion to the newly-created Segunda División RFEF at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[5]
On 31 May 2022, Francisco was named manager of Real Sociedad's reserves, recently relegated to the Primera Federación, in place of the departed Xabi Alonso.[6]
- As of 20 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Real Unión |  |
12 July 2013 | 5 June 2014 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 033.33 | [7] |
| Real Sociedad C | |
5 July 2017 | 31 May 2022 | 165 | 72 | 53 | 40 | 268 | 196 | +72 | 043.64 | [8] |
| Real Sociedad B | |
31 May 2022 | Present | 73 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 91 | 75 | +16 | 032.88 | [9] |
| Total | 283 | 111 | 97 | 75 | 408 | 324 | +84 | 039.22 | — | |||
- Campos, Pablo (18 September 2000). "Al Celta le bastan cuatro minutos de locura" [Celta have enough with four minutes of madness]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- Eizagirre, A. (26 September 2008). "Sergio Francisco dice adiós a lo que queda de temporada" [Sergio Francisco says goodbye to rest of season]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Sergio Francisco será el nuevo entrenador" [Sergio Francisco will be the new manager] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Sergio no continuará" [Sergio will not continue] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- Isasa, Xabier (18 May 2021). "Sergio Francisco, el arquitecto del ascenso de la Real C" [Sergio Francisco, the architect of Real C's promotion]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- "Sergio Francisco dirigirá al Sanse" [Sergio Francisco will manage Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Matches Sergio Francisco, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. - "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Sergio Francisco, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
- Sergio Francisco at BDFutbol
- Sergio Francisco manager profile at BDFutbol
- Sergio Francisco at FootballDatabase.eu