Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez

Francisco
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez
Date of birth June 17, 1978 (1978-06-17) (age 33)
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Almería B (coach)
Youth career
1995–1996 Plus Ultra
1996–1997 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1999 Poli Almería 72 (14)
1999–2002 Valencia B 41 (7)
2000–2001 → Poli Ejido (loan) 41 (7)
2002–2004 Almería 80 (31)
2004–2005 Albacete 28 (3)
2005–2007 Almería 48 (9)
2007–2008 Granada 74 35 (3)
2008–2009 Alicante 21 (2)
2010 Orihuela 14 (5)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Almería (youth)
2011– Almería B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez, simply Francisco (born 17 June 1978 in Almería, Andalusia), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

After starting out with local outfit Polideportivo Almería, Francisco joined Valencia CF, never making it however past its B team.

In 2002, he returned to Almería, joining Unión Deportiva, then in the second division, and scoring at an impressive rate. In 2004–05, as his link expired, Francisco seized the opportunity to make his La Liga debuts and signed with Albacete Balompié: the season was a disaster, with relegation for the club and only three goals for the player (he netted against Real Madrid, albeit in a 1–6 away loss).

Subsequently, Francisco returned to his previous club, and was fairly used by the Andalusians as they achieved a first-ever promotion to the first division, in 2007, but would never play in the top flight again, resuming (with little individual and team success) his career in the second and third levels. In 2010, he started his manager career, coaching teams in various categories at his main club Almería.

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