Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Justo Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ourense, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Unión (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Pabellón Ourense | |||
Velle | |||
Ponte Ourense | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Ponte Ourense | ||
Managerial career | |||
2007–2013 | Ponte Ourense (youth) | ||
2013–2015 | Nogueira | ||
2015–2016 | Ourense (youth) | ||
2016–2020 | Ourense | ||
2020–2022 | Arenteiro | ||
2022–2023 | Lugo | ||
2023 | Real Unión | ||
2024– | Real Unión | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francisco "Fran" Justo Rodríguez (born 24 August 1989) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder, who is currently in charge of Real Unión .
Born in Ourense, Galicia, Justo represented hometown sides Pabellón Ourense CF, CD Velle and Ponte Ourense CF as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter, but retired in 2013, aged just 23, to pursue a coaching career; he was already in charge of the club's youth setup.[1][2]
In June 2013, Justo was appointed manager of SD Nogueira de Ramuín in the Primeira Autonómica,[3] and achieved promotion to the Preferente Autonómica in the following year. In 2015, after suffering relegation, he left the club and returned to Ourense's youth sides.[4]
On 28 June 2016, Justo was named in charge of the first team of Ourense, also in the Preferente.[5] He achieved promotion to Tercera División in his first season, and renewed his contract on 22 May 2018.[6]
On 3 August 2020, after narrowly missing out promotion with Ourense in the previous campaign, Justo was appointed at the helm of CD Arenteiro also in the fourth division.[7] He achieved promotion to the new fourth tier named Segunda División RFEF in his first year, and renewed his contract on 5 June 2021.[8]
In the 2022–23 season, Justo led Arenteiro to the top of their group, aside from knocking out La Liga side UD Almería from the Copa del Rey.[9] On 23 November 2022, he moved straight to Segunda División after replacing Hernán Pérez in charge of CD Lugo.[10]
Justo's first professional match in charge occurred on 27 November 2022, as Lugo drew 1–1 against Levante UD.[11] The following 31 January, after six defeats in nine matches, he was sacked.[12]
On 19 June 2023, Justo took over Primera Federación side Real Unión.[13] He was dismissed on 26 December, after six winless matches,[14] but returned to the club the following 4 April, following the sacking of his predecessor, Iñigo Idiakez.[15]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Nogueira | 25 June 2013 | 26 May 2015 | 72 | 35 | 12 | 25 | 105 | 79 | +26 | 48.61 | [16] | |
Ourense | 28 June 2016 | 27 July 2020 | 143 | 75 | 38 | 30 | 219 | 116 | +103 | 52.45 | [17] | |
Arenteiro | 3 August 2020 | 23 November 2022 | 83 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 111 | 65 | +46 | 51.81 | [18] | |
Lugo | 23 November 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 22.22 | [19] | |
Real Unión | 19 June 2023 | 26 December 2023 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 33.33 | [20] | |
Real Unión | 4 April 2024 | Present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | [21] | |
Career total | 326 | 162 | 81 | 83 | 465 | 298 | +167 | 49.69 | — |