Spanish footballer
Francisco José Güerri Ballarín (born 13 April 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder .
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
^ a b c Francisco Güerri at WorldFootball.net
^ a b c d e "El todoterreno del Pirineo" [The bulldozer of the Pyrenees]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ "1–3: Otra exhibición del Sporting" [1–3: Another Sporting show]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 February 1979. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ "5–1: El Zaragoza, demoledor" [5–1: Zaragoza, crushing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 October 1979. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Castillo, Juan José (27 April 1986). "1–0: Campeón afortunado" [1–0: Lucky champions] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ "Flamante incorporación canaria" [Spectacular Canarian addition]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 November 1988. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ García Candau, Julian (26 July 1980). "El fútbol, una vergüenza olímpica" [Football, olympic shame]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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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