Guillermo Franco (footballer born 1983)

For other people named Guillermo Franco, see Guillermo Franco (disambiguation).

Guillermo Franco

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Lucas Franco
Date of birth	(1983-05-21) May 21, 1983
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Club Unión (Villa Krause)
Number	TBD
Youth career
2002–2003	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Los Andes
2004	Defensa y Justicia
2007–2010	Godoy Cruz
2009–2010	→ I. Rivadavia (loan)	22	(0)
2010–2011	Atlético Rafaela	21	(1)
2011–2012	Gimnasia de Jujuy	20	(1)
2012–2013	SC Pacífico
2013–2014	Huracán San Rafael
2014–2015	Deportivo Maipú	13	(1)
2015-	Club Unión (Villa Krause)	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2015

Guillermo Franco (born 21 May 1983 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Club Unión (Villa Krause).

Football career

After playing for Los Andes and Defensa y Justicia, Franco joined Godoy Cruz in 2002. He played with the team in the Argentine Primera until 2009, when he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia one season on loan. He returned to Godoy Cruz in 2010, but was immediately loaned to Atlético de Rafaela.

Outside football

In 2002, Franco became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He resigned from Godoy Cruz in 2005 to serve as a Mormon missionary in the LDS Church's Argentina Mendoza Mission. In 2007, he returned from his mission and was brought back into the Godoy Cruz squad.

References

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• (Spanish) BDFA profile
• team stats listing
• article in Spanish about Franco serving a mission
• Church News, August 9, 2008.
• article about his being signed as a defender by Godoy Cruz