Francisco Güerri

Francisco José Güerri Ballarín (born 13 April 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Francisco Güerri
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Güerri Ballarín[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-13)13 April 1959[1]
Place of birth Benasque, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Barbastro
Robres
Zaragoza
Jacetano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Deportivo Aragón
1978–1988 Zaragoza 272 (10)
1988–1991 Las Palmas 57 (1)
Total 329 (11)
International career
1979 Spain U21 2 (1)
1980–1983 Spain U23 2 (0)
1983–1984 Spain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Benasque, Province of Huesca, Güerri only played for two clubs in his 14-year senior career, starting out at Real Zaragoza in his native Aragon.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 11 February 1979 as a late substitute in a 1–3 home loss against Sporting de Gijón,[3] and scored his first goal on 30 September that year to help the hosts to defeat Real Betis 5–1.[4]

Güerri appeared in 345 competitive games during his spell at the La Romareda.[5] He contributed 12 matches as his team won the 1985–86 edition of the Copa del Rey, including the 1–0 win over FC Barcelona in the final.[6][2]

Güerri retired in summer 1991 at age 32, after three Segunda División seasons with UD Las Palmas; he had left Zaragoza after clashing with both the board of directors and new manager Radomir Antić.[7][2]

International career

Güerri was part of Spain's squad in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[8][9][10] He appeared in the 1–1 group-stage draw with East Germany, in an eventual exit at the end of that phase.[2]

On 5 October 1983, Güerri won his first cap for the full side, starting the 1–1 friendly draw against France in Paris.[11] He appeared in a further two internationals.[2]

Honours

Zaragoza

References
  1. Francisco Güerri at WorldFootball.net
  2. "El todoterreno del Pirineo" [The bulldozer of the Pyrenees]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. "1–3: Otra exhibición del Sporting" [1–3: Another Sporting show]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 February 1979. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. "5–1: El Zaragoza, demoledor" [5–1: Zaragoza, crushing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 October 1979. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. Ortiz, Christian (13 March 2021). "Zapater, top 10 histórico del Real Zaragoza, vuelve a resurgir" [Zapater, Real Zaragoza top-10 legend, rises from the grave]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. Castillo, Juan José (27 April 1986). "1–0: Campeón afortunado" [1–0: Lucky champions] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. "Flamante incorporación canaria" [Spectacular Canarian addition]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 November 1988. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. García Candau, Julian (26 July 1980). "El fútbol, una vergüenza olímpica" [Football, olympic shame]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. Braña, Mario D. (28 April 2008). "El fútbol también es así" [Football is also like this]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Güerri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. Calvo, Juan Antonio (6 October 1983). "1–1: La selección, con fortuna" [1–1: National team, lucky]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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