Francisco Escos

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| name = Francisco Escos

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|7|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Argentina

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1961–1962 | clubs1 = Temperley

| years2 = 1962–1966 | clubs2 = Estudiantes

| years3 = 1967–1968 | clubs3 = Lister Rossel

| years4 = 1969 | clubs4 = Magallanes

| years5 = 1970 | clubs5 = Estudiantes

| years6 = 1971–1978 | clubs6 = Rochester Lancers

| years7 = 1979–1981 | clubs7 = Buffalo Stallions (indoor)

| caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 6

| caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 1

| caps6 = 127 | goals6 = 12

| caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 4

| manageryears1 = 1984

| manageryears2 =

| managerclubs1 = Buffalo Storm

| managerclubs2 = Rochester Rhinos (assistant)

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Francisco Escos is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Escos played in Argentina for Temperley and Estudiantes for five years,{{cite journal |title="Destaqué en el Ascenso... Pero ¿Quién lo supo?" |journal=La Nación |date=25 January 1969 |volume=18,681 |page=11 |url=https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LN_1969_01_25.pdf |access-date=13 March 2024 |location=Santiago, Chile |language=es |format=PDF}} in the NASL between 1971 and 1978 for the Rochester Lancers and in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Buffalo Stallions from 1979 to 1981. In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade.{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=Michael|date=3 August 1977|title=Lancers can win title only by optimum output|page=50|work=Democrat and Chronicle}}

In Chile, he tried with Universidad de Chile and Magallanes in 1967 before joining Lister Rossel in the Segunda División (1967–1968).{{cite web |title=Los 65 años de Deportes Linares representando a la Región del Maule |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/36341/los-65-anos-de-deportes-linares-representando-a-la-region-del-maule |website=ANFP |access-date=13 March 2024 |language=es |date=19 November 2020}} In 1969, he played for Magallanes in the top division.{{cite web |title=Magallanes 1969 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Magallanes/Magallanes%201969%20campeonato%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=13 March 2024 |language=es}}

In 1984, Escos coached the Buffalo Storm of the United Soccer League.Stampede Zips Past Storm, 6-3 The Daily Oklahoman - Sunday, 29 July 1984 He later served as an assistant coach and the general manager of the Rochester Rhinos.