Background
Francisco was born in Almería, Andalusia.
Francisco was born in Almería, Andalusia.
His career was closely associated with Almería as both a player and manager, and he started coaching the first team at the age of 35. After starting out with local outfit Polideportivo Almería he joined Valencia CF, never making it however past its B-team In 2002 he returned to his hometown, joining Unión Deportiva in the second division and scoring at an impressive rate.
In 2004-2005, as his link expired, Francisco seized the opportunity to make his Louisiana Liga debuts and signed with Albacete Balompié: the season was a disaster, with relegation for the club and only three goals for the player – he netted against Real Madrid, albeit in a 1–6 away loss.
In 2010 Francisco started his managerial career, coaching teams in various categories at his main club Almería. On 29 June 2013, after two seasons with the reserves, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, freshly returned to the top flight.
After narrowly avoiding relegation in the last matchday, Francisco inked a new one-year contract with the Rojiblancos on 27 May 2014. On 9 December, however, he was relieved of his duties, after only managing two points out of 24.