Pablo Franco

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| fullname = Pablo Franco Martín

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

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| currentclub = Al-Faisaly (manager)

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| manageryears1 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs1 = Coria (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs2 = Fuenlabrada (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs3 = Santa Eugenia

| manageryears4 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs4 = Illescas

| manageryears5 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs5 = Puertollano

| manageryears6 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs6 = Getafe B

| manageryears7 = 2015 | managerclubs7 = Getafe

| manageryears8 = 2016 | managerclubs8 = Saburtalo Tbilisi

| manageryears9 = 2017-2018 | managerclubs9 = BSU (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2018 | managerclubs10 = Real Madrid (assistant)

| manageryears11 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs11 = Al-Qadsia

| manageryears12 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs12 = Simba

| manageryears13 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs13 = AmaZulu

| manageryears14 = 2024– | managerclubs14 = Al-Faisaly

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Pablo Franco Martín (born 11 June 1980) is a Spanish football manager who is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly. He was the head coach of Tanzanian club Simba from 2021 to 31 May 2022.

Manager career

Born in Madrid, Franco was an assistant manager at Coria and Fuenlabrada, and started his managerial career at Santa Eugenia in 2010.[http://noticiasparagetafe.com/pablo-franco-de-tercera-a-primera-division-en-3-anos/ Pablo Franco, de ayudante en Tercera División a entrenador en Primera en tres años (Pablo Franco, from assistant in Tercera División to manager in Primera in three years)]; Noticias Para Getafe, 27 February 2015 {{in lang|es}} On 27 January 2012, he returned to Fuenlabrada, now as a fitness coach.[http://cffuenlabrada.es/actualidad/noticias/temporada-2011-2012/091-pablo-franco-nuevo-preparador-fisico-del-fuenlabrada.html Pablo Franco, nuevo preparador físico del Fuenlabrada (Pablo Franco, new fitness coach of Fuenlabrada)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003812/http://cffuenlabrada.es/actualidad/noticias/temporada-2011-2012/091-pablo-franco-nuevo-preparador-fisico-del-fuenlabrada.html |date=2016-03-05 }}; Fuenlabrada's official website, 27 January 2012 {{in lang|es}}

On 5 July 2012 Franco was named the manager of Illescas, with his side in Tercera División.[http://www.abc.es/20120705/toledo/abcp-illescas-firma-pablo-franco-20120705.html El Illescas firma a Pablo Franco como nuevo entrenador (Illescas signs Pablo Franco as the new manager)]; ABC, 5 July 2012 {{in lang|es}} On 11 June of the following year, he was appointed at the helm of fellow league team Puertollano;[http://www.abc.es/ciudad-real/20130611/abcp-pablo-franco-nuevo-tecnico-20130611.html Pablo Franco, nuevo técnico del CD Puertollano (Pablo Franco, new manager of CD Puertollano)]; ABC, 11 June 2013 {{in lang|es}} in his first and only campaign he led the club to a first position in their group, but the Castile-La Mancha side renounced promotion due to financial problems.{{fact|date=July 2022}}

On 28 July 2014 Franco was appointed as manager of Getafe B.[http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/getafe-cf/374000-pablo-franco-ya-dirige-al-getafe-b.html Pablo Franco ya dirige al Getafe B (Pablo Franco already manages Getafe B)]; Vavel, 28 July 2014 {{in lang|es}} On 26 February of the following year, after the resignation of Quique Flores, he was named as interim manager of the main squad,[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150226/futbol/pablo-franco-dirigira-al-getafe-frente-al-malaga_54427668136.html Pablo Franco dirigirá al Getafe frente al Málaga (Pablo Franco will manage Getafe against Málaga)]; El Mundo Deportivo, 26 February 2015 {{in lang|es}} and appeared in his professional match two days later, a 2–3 away loss against Málaga.[http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/la-liga/jornada_25/mga_get/ Estado de euforia en La Rosaleda (State of euphoria at La Rosaleda)]; Marca, 28 February 2015 {{in lang|es}}

On 3 March 2015, Franco's spell in the main squad was further extended, with Javier Casquero as his assistant.[http://www.marca.com/2015/03/03/futbol/equipos/getafe/1425373020.html Pablo Franco sigue y Casquero será su ayudante (Pablo Franco remains and Casquero will be his assistant)]; Marca, 3 March 2015 {{in lang|es}} Eight days later, after a 2–1 away win against Córdoba, the duo was officially granted until the end of the season.[http://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/2122/Pablo-Franco-entrenador-del-Getafe.aspx Pablo Franco entrenador del Getafe (Pablo Franco manager of Getafe)]; Getafe's official website, 11 March 2015 {{in lang|es}}

On 1 June 2015, after avoiding relegation with the main squad, he was relieved from his duties.[http://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/2399/Agradecemos-su-trabajo-y-compromiso.aspx Agradecemos su trabajo y compromiso (We thank your work and commitment)]; Getafe's official website, 1 June 2015 {{in lang|es}} On 10 March of the following year, he was appointed as manager of Georgian club Saburtalo Tbilisi, joining compatriot Manolo Hierro.[http://www.marca.com/futbol/espanoles-mundo/2016/03/10/56e16093268e3e1b698b45bf.html Pablo Franco se marcha a entrenar a Georgia (Pablo Franco goes to manage in Georgia)]; Marca, 10 March 2016 {{in lang|es}}

In June 2023, Franco was appointed as manager of South African Premiership club AmaZulu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/who-is-new-amazulu-coach-pablo-franco-martin-who-has-history-with-real-madrid-326b5177-f4d1-4951-a6bd-15b559c5ba89https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/who-is-new-amazulu-coach-pablo-franco-martin-who-has-history-with-real-madrid-326b5177-f4d1-4951-a6bd-15b559c5ba89|title=Who is new AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin who has history with Real Madrid?|website=IOL|language=en-US|access-date=2023-12-17|archive-date=|archive-url=}}

On 30 December 2024, Franco was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division League club Al-Faisaly.{{cite web |title=الإسباني بابلو فرانك مدرباً للفيصلي |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2025/20250105/sp7.htm}}

Managerial statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Santa Eugenia \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|1 July 2010 \|align=left\|27 January 2012 {{WDL\|55\|21\|10\|24\|for=87\|against=94\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Illescas \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|5 July 2012 \|align=left\|11 June 2013 {{WDL\|38\|12\|12\|14\|for=49\|against=52\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Puertollano \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|11 June 2013 \|align=left\|28 July 2014 {{WDL\|38\|31\|5\|2\|for=88\|against=18\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Getafe B \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|28 July 2014 \|align=left\|26 February 2015 {{WDL\|26\|11\|7\|8\|for=35\|against=28\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Getafe{{cite news\|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3494\|title=Pablo Franco\|publisher=Soccerbase\|date=20 February 2016}} \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|26 February 2015 \|align=left\|1 June 2015 {{WDL\|14\|3\|2\|9\|for=13\|against=32\|diff=yes}}
align=left\| Saburtalo Tbilisi	{{Flagicon\|Georgia}} \|align=left\|10 March 2016 \|align=left\|4 December 2016 {{WDL\|22\|10\|6\|6\|for=37\|against=27\|diff=yes}}
align=left\| Al-Qadsia	{{Flagicon\|Kuwait}} \|align=left\|1 June 2019 \|align=left\|30 June 2021 {{WDL\|64\|40\|14\|10\|for=123\|against=52\|diff=yes}}
align=left\| Simba	{{Flagicon\|Tanzania}} \|align=left\|8 November 2021 \|align=left\|31 May 2022 {{WDL\|34\|19\|9\|6\|for=52\|against=22\|diff=yes}}
align=left\| AmaZulu	{{Flagicon\|South Africa}} \|align=left\|1 July 2023 \|align=left\|1 October 2024 {{WDL\|16\|6\|6\|4\|for=16\|against=13\|diff=yes}}
align=left\| Al-Faisaly	{{Flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} \|align=left\|30 December 2024 \|align=left\| {{WDL\|0\|0\|0\|0\|for=0\|against=0\|diff=yes}}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|307\|153\|71\|83\|for=500\|against=338\|diff=yes}}

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!colspan="8"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

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align=left|Santa Eugenia

|{{Flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|1 July 2010

|align=left|27 January 2012

align=left|Illescas

|{{Flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|5 July 2012

|align=left|11 June 2013

align=left|Puertollano

|{{Flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|11 June 2013

|align=left|28 July 2014

align=left|Getafe B

|{{Flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|28 July 2014

|align=left|26 February 2015

align=left|Getafe{{cite news|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3494|title=Pablo Franco|publisher=Soccerbase|date=20 February 2016}}

|{{Flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|26 February 2015

|align=left|1 June 2015

align=left| Saburtalo Tbilisi

|align=left|10 March 2016

|align=left|4 December 2016

align=left| Al-Qadsia

|align=left|1 June 2019

|align=left|30 June 2021

align=left| Simba

|align=left|8 November 2021

|align=left|31 May 2022