| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Manuel Rico Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Portonovo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Granada | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Portonovo | ||
| 2001–2005 | Pontevedra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Pontevedra | 63 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Real Madrid B | 52 | (11) |
| 2011– | Granada | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francisco Manuel "Fran" Rico Castro (born 3 August 1987 in Portonovo, Pontevedra, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF as a midfielder.
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Rico joined local Pontevedra CF's youth ranks at the age of 14, making his senior debut on 18 December 2005, in a Segunda División B match against CD San Isidro.[1] Mainly a substitute in his first year, he became an important part of the squad in the following seasons.
In the 2008 summer, Rico joined Real Madrid, being assigned to the reserve team, also in the third division. He made his debut on 31 August, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win at UD Vecindario.[2] On 14 September, in only his third appearance, against CD Alfaro, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury only eight minutes after the start of the match, being lost for the rest of the season.[3]
Thirteen months after his injury, Rico played his first game of the season, against RSD Alcalá. On 8 November 2009, less than one month later, he scored twice against Gimnástica de Torrelavega, in a 4–2 home victory.[4]
On the first round of the 2010–11 season, Rico found the net against Coruxo FC, in a 3–2 home win.[5] On 5 August 2011, he left the club and signed for Granada CF, with Real Madrid retaining an option for the player in case of a future transfer.[6]
On 25 September 2011, Rico scored his first La Liga goal in only his second league game for Granada: after replacing Moisés Hurtado at half-time, he netted the equalizer in an eventuall 1–1 home draw against CA Osasuna.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pontevedra | 2005–06 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 66 | 3 | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2008–09 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 6 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 52 | 11 | — | — | 52 | 11 | |||
| Granada | 2011–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 115 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 118 | 14 | ||
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