Leo Franco
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Neoren Franco | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Nicolás, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Independiente | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Mérida | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Mallorca B | 23 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Mallorca | 148 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 153 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Zaragoza | 67 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Huesca | 28 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016. |
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Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco (born 20 May 1977) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
After starting out at Independiente in 1995 he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, playing 328 La Liga games over the course of 14 seasons in representation of Mallorca, Atlético Madrid and Zaragoza.
An Argentine international for two years, Franco represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup.
Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Franco started his career at Club Atlético Independiente, moving at the age of 20 to Spain with CP Mérida where he did not appear in La Liga, barred by Carlos Navarro Montoya and suffering team relegation. In the following year he joined RCD Mallorca, spending his first season with the B-team and again dropping down a level, now in the second division.
Franco would be however promoted to the Balearic Islands side's main squad, going on to establish himself as the starter after replacing compatriot Carlos Roa in the pecking order. In the 2000–01 campaign he appeared in 27 games as Mallorca finished in a best-ever third position, and helped the club win the Copa del Rey two years after.
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