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| Full name | Francisco Soler Atencia | ||
| Date of birth | March 5, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–2004 | Mallorca | 339 | (19) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U23 | 11 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Spain | ||
| Men's Football | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Francisco 'Paco' Soler Atencia (born 5 March 1970 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.
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A hard-nosed player, Soler played his entire career for local side RCD Mallorca. He made his first team debuts in 1990–91, and went on to amass more than 300 overall appearances for the Balearic Islands outfit.
In 1996–97, Soler was instrumental in helping Mallorca return to the top flight, and also appeared regularly the following campaign, as the club finished fifth. He was named on the subs bench for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final.
In his final two years, however, Soler played almost no part in the side's lineups, and retired after 2003–04, at 34. Subsequently he took up coaching and, in January 2007, took the reins of Portuguese first division club S.C. Beira-Mar, after the team signed a cooperation deal with Inverfutbol, a Spanish-based sporting company, not being able to help the Aveiro team avoid relegation.[1]
In February 2009, Soler returned to the Baleares, replacing former Spanish international Francisco at the helm of lowly CD Atlético Baleares, and suffering another relegation.
Soler was part of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, appearing in four matches for a total of 277 minutes.
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