Fran Escribá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escribá and the second or maternal family name is Segura.
Fran Escribá
Personal information
Full name Francisco Escribá Segura
Date of birth (1965-05-03) 3 May 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Granada (manager)
Youth career
1977–1984 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Mestalla
1987–1988 Nules 37 (17)
1988–1989 Andorra 18 (1)
1989–1990 Catarroja
1990 Torrent
1990–1991 Eldense
1991–1992 Sueca
1992–1993 Villena
1993–1994 Novelda
1994–1995 Pinoso
Managerial career
2001–2002 Buñol
2002–2003 Valencia (youth)
2004–2005 Getafe (assistant)
2005–2007 Valencia (assistant)
2008–2009 Benfica (assistant)
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2012–2015 Elche
2015–2016 Getafe
2016–2017 Villarreal
2019 Celta
2021 Elche
2022–2023 Zaragoza
2024– Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco 'Fran' Escribá Segura (born 3 May 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a left winger. He is the current manager of Granada.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Escribá played youth football with Valencia, but never competed in higher than Segunda División B as a senior; he represented Mestalla, Nules,[1] Andorra, Catarroja, Torrent, Eldense, Novelda, Villena and Pinoso.[2] In 2002, after a year in charge of Buñol, he returned to Valencia, taking care of the youth sides.

In 2004, Escribá started an association with Quique Sánchez Flores that would last several seasons, always as assistant. He started with Getafe, subsequently moving to Benfica and Atlético Madrid; the pair went their separate ways at the end of 2010–11, because the former wanted to have a go at head coaching.[3]

Escribá was appointed at Segunda División club Elche on 12 June 2012.[4] In his first year he led the Valencians to La Liga after an absence of 24 years[5] and, on 28 May 2013, renewed his contract for two more seasons.[6]

On 26 June 2015, following Elche's administrative relegation, Escribá was named Getafe manager.[7] On 11 April of the following year, with the team seriously threatened with relegation, he was sacked.[8]

On 11 August 2016, Escribá replaced Marcelino García Toral at the helm of Villarreal.[9] He led the side to the fifth position in his first season, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League.[10]

On 25 September 2017, in spite of many injuries to the squad,[11] and following a 4–0 away loss against former club Getafe, Escribá was fired.[12] He returned to work on 3 March 2019, becoming Celta de Vigo's third coach of the campaign after Miguel Cardoso's dismissal.[13]

Escribá was relieved of his duties on 3 November 2019, with the team sitting in the relegation zone.[14] He returned to Elche in February 2021,[15] avoiding relegation in the last matchday at the expense of Huesca after a 2–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao.[16]

On 21 November 2021, following a 0–3 home loss to Real Betis which saw the side move into the relegation zone, Escribá was dismissed.[17] Eleven months later, he took over Real Zaragoza in the second division.[18]

Escribá was sacked on 20 November 2023, after an eight-match winless run.[19] On 23 September 2024, he was appointed at fellow second-tier Granada.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Elche 12 June 2012 26 June 2015 125 44 36 45 122 152 −30 035.20 [21]
Getafe 26 June 2015 11 April 2016 34 8 7 19 31 59 −28 023.53 [22]
Villarreal 11 August 2016 25 September 2017 59 26 16 17 82 63 +19 044.07 [23]
Celta 3 March 2019 3 November 2019 24 6 7 11 23 33 −10 025.00 [24]
Elche 14 February 2021 21 November 2021 31 7 8 16 26 44 −18 022.58 [25]
Zaragoza 7 November 2022 20 November 2023 45 14 17 14 48 45 +3 031.11 [26]
Total 318 105 91 122 332 396 −64 033.02 —

Honours

Elche

Individual

References

  1. ^ Ballester, E. (22 August 2016). "De Noulas a la Champions" [From Noulas to the Champions]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Un estratega con sentido común" [A strategist with common sense]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ G. Fuente, Chema (26 May 2011). ""Ojalá algún día entrene al Atlético"" ["Hopefully i'll manage Atlético someday"] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Fran Escribá entrenará al Elche la próxima temporada" [Fran Escribá to coach Elche the following season]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b Andreu, María; Galvañ, José Antonio (18 May 2013). "El Elche, de Primera" [Elche, to Primera]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Fran Escribá renueva con Elche por dos temporadas" [Fran Escribá renews with Elche for two seasons]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Escribá entrenador del Getafe" [Escribá manager of Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official statement] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Fran Escribá, new Villarreal CF manager". Villarreal CF. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Fran Escribá: "El objetivo es mejorar el año próximo lo de esta temporada"" [Fran Escribá: "Our goal is that next year is better than this season"]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  11. ^ Franch, Víctor (4 September 2017). "Escribá mira su enfermería" [Escribá looks to his infirmary]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  12. ^ "¡Fran Escribá, despedido!" [Fran Escribá, fired!]. Sport (in Spanish). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ Estévez, Antonio (3 March 2019). "Fran Escribá sustituye a Cardoso en el banquillo del Celta" [Fran Escribá replaces Cardoso on Celta's bench]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Fran Escribá deja de ser entrenador del Celta" [Fran Escribá is no longer manager of Celta] (in Spanish). La Liga. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. ^ Verdú, Pablo (14 February 2021). "Escribá, el regreso del ídolo para el más difícil todavía" [Escribá, the idol returns to pull off a here goes nothing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ^ García Luque, Xavier (22 May 2021). "El Elche se salva tras fallar el Huesca, que acompaña al Valladolid a Segunda" [Elche save themselves after shortcomings of Huesca, who go down to Segunda alongside Valladolid]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  17. ^ "OFICIAL | Fran Escribá" [OFFICIAL | Fran Escribá] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Fran Escribá, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza" [Fran Escribá, new manager of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  19. ^ "El Real Zaragoza y Fran Escribá finalizan su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Fran Escribá end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Fran Escribá, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Fran Escribá, new manager of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
    "Escribá: Francisco Escribá Segura: Matches 2023–24". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 October 2023.