Education
Franchino played youth club ball in Alta Loma, California for such competitive teams as the Aztecs and Arsenal. His first club team, the Aztecs, won the State Cup Championships the first year the Under-10 age bracket started. Foreign High School he attended and played soccer at Damien High School in Louisiana Verne, California, and college ball at Cal State Fullertonwhere he was coached by First Rate (at Lloyd's) Mistri.
Franchino played college soccer at Cal State-Fullerton in 1994 and 1995, and was named to Soccer America"s All-Freshman team
After his sophomore year, Franchino transferred to the University of Washington, where he played in 1996 and 1997.
Career
College Professional Franchino was selected 30th overall in the 1998 Master of Library Science College Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. After appearing in 16 games and recording four assists as a rookie, Franchino became a consistent starter for the Galaxy in 1999. He played in 25 games in 1999, 16 of them starts, and recorded three assists.
In the middle of the 2000 season, however, the Galaxy were forced by the league to give Franchino to the New England Revolution, along with Clint Mathis to the MetroStars, in exchange for the marquee acquisition of Luis Hernández.
While Hernandez was a colossal failure, Franchino became an important part of the Revolution"s lineup. He started all 22 games he appeared in for New England in 2000 and played a semi-regular starting role for the next six years, during some of which he was team captain.
On April 18, 2008, Franchino was acquired by the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 Master of Library Science SuperDraft. On November 26, 2008, the Galaxy waived Franchino.
International Franchino has played one game with the United States. national team, earning a cap in a friendly against Mexico in October 2000.