In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franco and the second or maternal family name is Zumeta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ignacio Franco Zumeta | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Pina de Ebro, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Huesca | ||
| 2001–2002 | Zaragoza B | 20 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Lanzarote | 41 | (18) |
| 2003–2005 | Celta B | 60 | (23) |
| 2003–2004 | Celta | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Universidad LP | 36 | (8) |
| 2006 | Lleida | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Logroñés | 45 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Coruxo | ||
| 2009 | Sporting Celanova | ||
| 2010–2012 | Rápido Bouzas | ? | (15) |
| 2013 | Pontellas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Ignacio 'Nacho' Franco Zumeta (born 1 August 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Franco was born in Pina de Ebro, Province of Zaragoza. He spent the vast majority of his career playing in the third and fourth divisions of Spanish football, representing more than ten clubs.
Franco had his first and only La Liga experience in the 2003–04 season, which consisted of two matches (13 minutes) for Celta de Vigo in a relegation-ending campaign. During his two-year spell with the Galicians – which brought him a further two appearances in the second level – he was mostly registered with their reserves.
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2007) (in Spanish)
- Nacho Franco at BDFutbol
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Zaragoza
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- SD Huesca footballers
- Deportivo Aragón players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Universidad de Las Palmas CF footballers
- UE Lleida players
- Logroñés CF footballers
- Coruxo FC players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen