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{{Short description|Argentine-Mexican footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Other people}}
{{family name hatnote|Franco|Farquarson|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Guillermo Franco
| image               = GuillermoFranco0410.JPG
| upright             = 0.8
| caption             = Franco playing for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2010
| full_name           = Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|11|3}}
| birth_place         = [[Corrientes]], Argentina
| height              = 1.81 m
| position            = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub         = 
| years1              = 1995–2002
| clubs1              = [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
| caps1               = 96
| goals1              = 23
| years2              = 2002–2005
| clubs2              = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
| caps2               = 119
| goals2              = 63
| years3              = 2006–2009
| clubs3              = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| caps3               = 81
| goals3              = 14
| years4              = 2009–2010
| clubs4              = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps4               = 23
| goals4              = 5
| years5              = 2010–2012
| clubs5              = [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sársfield]]
| caps5               = 18
| goals5              = 5
| years6              = 2012
| clubs6              = [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]
| caps6               = 12
| goals6              = 0 
| years7              = 2012
| clubs7              = [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| caps7               = 3
| goals7              = 0
| years8              = 2014
| totalcaps           = 352
| totalgoals          = 110           
| nationalyears1      = 2005–2010
| nationalteam1       = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1       = 25
| nationalgoals1      = 7
| manageryears1        = 2021–2022
| managerclubs1        = [[C.F. Monterrey Reserves and Academy|Monterrey Reserves and Academy]]
| medaltemplates      = 
{{Medal|Country | {{flagu|Mexico}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{medal|W|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]]}}
}}

'''Guillermo "Guille" Luis Franco Farquarson<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infodeportes.com/futbol/jugador/guillermofranco/historial|title = Guillermo Franco - Historial}}</ref>''' (born 3 November 1976) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. Born and raised in Argentina, he played for the [[Mexico national football team|Mexico national team]].

==Early life==
Guillermo Franco was born in [[Corrientes]], the capital city of the [[Corrientes Province]] in Argentina.

==Club career==
===San Lorenzo===
Franco began his career with [[Argentine Primera División]] side [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]], playing with the team from 1996 to 2002 mainly as a [[right winger]].

===Monterrey===
He then joined Mexican [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] in the middle of 2002, and made his debut during the 2002 Apertura. Franco was very successful with the ''Rayados'', and led the league in scoring during the 2004 Apertura with 15 goals in 16 games, playing as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He was part of the team that won the [[Mexican Primera División]] championship in 2003 and achieved runner-up position twice in 2004 and 2005.

===Villarreal===
Subsequently, Franco spent three years in Spain playing for [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]], but his spell was plagued with injuries. In his first season, Franco helped Villarreal reach the semifinal of the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] where they lost to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Franco also scored a goal that qualified Villarreal for the [[UEFA Cup]], in a 1–0 victory against [[Celta de Vigo]].

===West Ham United===
In September 2009, Franco signed for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on a one-year contract, becoming the first Mexican to play for the Hammers.<ref>[http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1794381,00.html Franco signs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922171100/http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1794381,00.html |date=22 September 2009 }} www.whufc.com</ref> On 25 September, it was disclosed that due to West Ham's perilous financial situation following former chairman [[Björgólfur Guðmundsson]]'s financial collapse, West Ham's CEO Scott Duxbury, and their Sporting and Football Technical Director [[Gianluca Nani]], had part financed the deal from their own salaries.<ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23748826-west-ham-chiefs-pay-for-striker-with-their-own-money.do West Ham chiefs pay for striker with their own money] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928073633/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23748826-west-ham-chiefs-pay-for-striker-with-their-own-money.do |date=28 September 2009 }} www.thisislondon.co.uk</ref>
Franco made his debut for West Ham on 17 October 2009 in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Scrivener |first=Peter |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8305444.stm |title=Stoke 2–1 West Ham |publisher=BBC News |date=17 October 2009 |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>
He scored his first goal for the team on 31 October 2009 to put them 1–0 up against [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]] away from home, in a game that finished 2–2.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawkes |first=Phil |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8328814.stm |title=Sunderland 2–2 West Ham |publisher=BBC News |date=31 October 2009 |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> Franco became the third Mexican player to score in the [[Premier League]], [[Jared Borgetti]] and [[Carlos Vela]] being the first and second respectively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} On 24 April 2010, Franco assisted [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]], who scored for the winner in a 3–2 victory against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]; a win which would see them safe from relegation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bevan |first=Chris |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8637973.stm |title=BBC Sport – Football – West Ham 3–2 Wigan |publisher=BBC News |date=24 April 2010 |access-date=26 May 2010}}</ref> In May it was announced that West Ham would release Franco.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Adrian |title=Franco to be released by West Ham |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/franco-to-be-released-by-west-ham-1983601.html |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=26 May 2010}}</ref>

===Vélez Sársfield===
The striker then spent one semester as a [[free agent]], until he joined [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sársfield]] back in Argentina in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/notas/2011/01/22/171456.html |title=Ricardo Gareca ya tiene su primer refuerzo |publisher=Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield |language=es |date=22 January 2011 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126093039/http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/notas/2011/01/22/171456.html |archive-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> He signed a one-year deal, and made his debut coming on as a second-half substitute for [[Santiago Silva (footballer, born 1980)|Santiago Silva]] in a 2–2 draw at [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] in the first fixture of the [[2010–11 Argentine Primera División season#Torneo Clausura|2011 Clausura]]. Subsequently, he played the starting minutes of the [[2011 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] debut against [[Caracas FC]], suffering a shoulder injury that left him out for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/es-us/news/2201/m%C3%A9xico/2011/02/18/2358139/m%C3%A9xico-guillermo-franco-cuatro-meses-fuera-por-lesi%C3%B3n |title=México: Guillermo Franco, cuatro meses fuera por lesión |website=Goal.com |language=es |date=18 February 2011 |access-date=5 May 2011 }}</ref> Having played less than 30 minutes, he offered the club to terminate his contract, or suspend his salary until he recovered,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canchallena.com/1351045-franco-mientras-me-recupere-no-cobrare-ni-un-centavo |title=Franco: "Mientras me recupere, no cobraré ni un centavo" |newspaper=[[La Nación|Cancha Llena]] |language=es |date=18 February 2011 |access-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221100959/http://www.canchallena.com/1351045-franco-mientras-me-recupere-no-cobrare-ni-un-centavo |archive-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> though Vélez rejected it. He returned for the [[2011 Copa Libertadores]] quarter-finals, entering the field and scoring one goal from a penalty in a 4–2 victory over [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]. He also played the last 5 games of the 2011 Clausura (one as a starter),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.argentinesoccer.com/player_apps.cfm?id=gfra&Championship=cl11&Team=vel |title=Closing '11 statistics |publisher=Argentine Soccer |access-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814080524/http://www.argentinesoccer.com/player_apps.cfm?id=gfra&championship=cl11&team=vel |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> helping his team win the Argentine league title.

===Pachuca===
On 21 January 2012, he joined [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] of the [[Mexican Primera División]]. The next season, the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] signed him.<ref name="chicago-fire1">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/fire-sign-guillermo-franco |title=Fire Sign Guillermo Franco &#124; Chicago Fire |work=Chicago Fire |access-date=14 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916231238/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/fire-sign-guillermo-franco |archive-date=16 September 2012}}</ref>

===Chicago Fire===
Franco signed with Major League Soccer club [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] on 14 September 2012.<ref name="chicago-fire1"/>  On 21 January 2013 the club announced Franco's contract option was not picked up for the new season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Fire Midfielders Return To Fold in 2013|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2013/01/three-fire-midfielders-return-fold-2013|publisher=chicago-fire.com|date=21 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124001032/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2013/01/three-fire-midfielders-return-fold-2013|archive-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>

On 29 January 2013, Franco announced his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2013/01/29/el-guille-franco-anuncia-su-retiro-como-futbolista|title=El Guille Franco anuncia su retiro como futbolista|website=mediotiempo.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004062652/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2013/01/29/el-guille-franco-anuncia-su-retiro-como-futbolista|archive-date=4 October 2017}}</ref>

==International career==
In 2004, Franco became a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] Mexican citizen<ref>{{cite news |author=Tom Bryant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/17/guillermo-franco-transfer-west-ham-football |title=Guillermo Franco signs for West Ham &#124; Football &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date=17 September 2009 |access-date=28 June 2010 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018120306/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/17/guillermo-franco-transfer-west-ham-football |archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> after settling in Mexico in 2002; and made [[Mexico national football team|senior national team]] debut in 2005.

Franco played at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and was a part of the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] squad. During the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 World Cup qualification]], he contributed two goals in six games. He played in all four matches for Mexico at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].

In September 2010, Franco announced his retirement from international football.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=7230&todos=1&id_liga=1 |title=Mediotiempo |publisher=Mediotiempo |date=26 January 2009 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415233711/http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=7230&todos=1&id_liga=1 |archive-date=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Guillermo Luis Farcuason Franco |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=21754&cc=5901 |title=Soccernet |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=3 November 1976 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411090833/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=21754&cc=5901 |archive-date=11 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{NFT|12426|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|[[1995–96 Argentine Primera División|1995–96]]
|rowspan="7"|[[Argentine Primera División]]
|3||0||||||||||3||0
|-
|[[1996–97 Argentine Primera División|1996–97]]
|6||0||||||||||6||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Argentine Primera División|1997–98]]
|10||1||||||||||10||1
|-
|[[1998–99 Argentine Primera División|1998–99]]
|6||0||||||||||6||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 Argentine Primera División0|1999–2000]]
|26||10||||||||||26||10
|-
|[[2000–01 Argentine Primera División|2000–01]]
|19||7||||||||||19||7
|-
|[[2001–02 Argentine Primera División|2001–02]]
|26||5||||||||||26||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!76!!23!!!!!!!!!!76!!23
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
|[[Primera División de México Apertura 2002|2002]]–[[Primera División de México Clausura 2003|03]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Liga MX]]
|39||15||||||||||39||15
|-
|[[Primera División de México Apertura 2003|2003]]–[[Primera División de México Clausura 2004|04]]
|30||12||||||||||30||12
|-
|[[Primera División de México Apertura 2004|2004]]–[[Primera División de México Clausura 2005|05]]
|28||23||||||||||28||23
|-
|[[Primera División de México Apertura 2005|2005]]–[[Primera División de México Clausura 2006|06]]
|22||13||||||||||22||13
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!119!!63!!!!!!!!!!119!!63
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|rowspan="4"|[[La Liga]]
|12||4||||||5||0||17||4
|-
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|27||2||5||0||||||32||2
|-
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]]
|24||8||||||6||1||30||9
|-
|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]]
|18||0||1||1||6||1||25||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!81!!14!!6!!1!!17!!2!!104!!17
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]
|[[Premier League]]
|23||5||||||||||23||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sársfield]]
|[[2010–11 Argentine Primera División season|2010–11]]
|rowspan="2"|Argentine Primera División
|6||0||||||3||1||9||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Argentine Primera División season|2011–12]]
|12||5||||||6||4||18||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!18!!5!!!!!!9!!5!!27!!10
|-
|[[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]
|[[2011–12 Mexican Primera División season|2011–12]]
|Mexican Primera División
|12||0||||||||||12||0
|-
|[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
|[[2012 Major League Soccer|2012]]
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|3||0||||||||||3||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!332!!110!!6!!1!!26!!7!!364!!118
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|2005||4||1
|-
|2006||6||1
|-
|2007||0||0
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
|2009||8||4
|-
|2010||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!25!!7
|}

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Franco goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Guillermo Franco
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 8 October 2005 || [[Estadio Alfonso Lastras]], [[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí]], Mexico || {{fb|GUA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7761/matches/match=39386/report.html |title=Mexico vs Guatemala |publisher=Fifa.com |date=8 October 2005 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529193303/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7761/matches/match%3D39386/report.html |archive-date=29 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 1 March 2006 || [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Pizza Hut Park]], [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]], United States || {{fb|GHA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=195336&cc=5901 |title=Mexico vs Ghana |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=1 March 2006 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622090207/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=195336&cc=5901 |archive-date=22 June 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 10 June 2009 || [[Estadio Azteca]], Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|TRI}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=252675/match=300073746/report.html |title=Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago |publisher=Fifa.com |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528123353/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=252675/match=300073746/report.html |archive-date=28 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 23 July 2009 || [[Soldier Field]], Chicago, United States || {{fb|CRC}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–3 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.s.o.]])|| [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=276249&cc=5901&league=CONCACAF.GOLD |title=Costa Rica vs Mexico, Gold Cup |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=23 July 2009 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727151706/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=276249&league=CONCACAF.GOLD&cc=5901 |archive-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 26 July 2009 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=266871&league=CONCACAF.GOLD&cc=5901 |title=USA vs Mexico |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=26 July 2009 |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730033239/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=266871&league=CONCACAF.GOLD&cc=5901 |archive-date=30 July 2009}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 5 September 2009 || [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica|| {{fb|CRC}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=252675/match=300073726/report.html |title=Costa Rica vs Mexico |publisher=Fifa.com |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516151404/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=252675/match=300073726/report.html |archive-date=16 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 24 May 2010 || [[Wembley Stadium]], London, England || {{fb|ENG}} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''San Lorenzo'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Argentine Primera División Clausura]]: [[2000–01 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Clausura|2001]]
*[[Copa Mercosur]]: [[2001 Copa Mercosur|2001]]

'''Monterrey'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División Clausura]]: [[Primera División de México Clausura 2003|2003]]

'''Vélez Sársfield'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Argentine Primera División Clausura]]: [[2010–11 Argentine Primera División season#Torneo Clausura|2011]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]] [[Balón de Oro (Mexico)|Golden Ball]]: [[Primera División de México Clausura 2003|Clausura 2003]]
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]] Golden Boot: [[Primera División de México Apertura 2004|Apertura 2004]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=1223 FootballDatabase.com Profile]
* {{MedioTiempo|guillermo-franco}}
* {{FIFA player|241632}}
* {{NFT|12426}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191122/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=4386&SEOFutbolista=Franco+Guillermo+Luis Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}}

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[[Category:Mexican Christians]]
[[Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen]]