Fran Rodríguez

Fran Rodríguez
	Rodríguez as a Mattersburg player (2015)
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Sánchez Rodríguez
Date of birth	8 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ursaria
Youth career
	Valleaguado
	Coslada
	Alcalá
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Alcalá
2010–2011	Alcalá B
2011–2012	Atlético Madrid C
2011–2013	Atlético Madrid B
2013–2014	Torrejón
2014–2019	Mattersburg
2020	Alcobendas Sport
2020–2021	Torrejón
2021–	Ursaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Francisco José "Fran" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 8 February 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CDE Ursaria as a central defender.

Club career[edit]

Born in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Rodríguez played only lower league football in his country, notably representing Atlético Madrid's reserves in the Segunda División B.^[1] Late into the 2014 January transfer window he joined Austrian Football First League club SV Mattersburg, contributing five games in his first full season to help it return to the Bundesliga after two years.

Rodríguez made his debut in top-flight football on 15 August 2015, being sent off early into an eventual 5–1 away loss against FK Austria Wien.^[2] He scored his first goal for the team on 22 October 2016, helping to a 2–2 draw at SK Sturm Graz by netting in the 95th minute.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Corregidor, Ismael (28 January 2014). "TORREJÓN – Fran Sánchez se marcha a Austria" [TORREJÓN – Fran Sánchez goes to Austria] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ Brandt, Andreas (15 August 2015). "Austria lässt Mattersburg keine Chance" [Austria give no chance to Mattersburg]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ "Später Ausgleich: Grazer kritisieren Schiedsrichter Hameter!" [Late equaliser: Graz criticise referee Hameter!] (in German). Liga Portal. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

External links[edit]

Mattersburg official profile (in German)
Fran Rodríguez at BDFutbol
Fran Rodríguez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Fran Rodríguez at Soccerway

[1] Corregidor, Ismael (28 January 2014). "TORREJÓN – Fran Sánchez se marcha a Austria" [TORREJÓN – Fran Sánchez goes to Austria] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[2] Brandt, Andreas (15 August 2015). "Austria lässt Mattersburg keine Chance" [Austria give no chance to Mattersburg]. Kurier (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[3] "Später Ausgleich: Grazer kritisieren Schiedsrichter Hameter!" [Late equaliser: Graz criticise referee Hameter!] (in German). Liga Portal. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

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