Francisco Lesmes Bobed (4 March 1924 – 11 August 2005) was a Spanish
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Born in
Ceuta
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, Lesmes started out as a senior at
SD Ceuta and
Granada CF
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, signing with
Real Valladolid
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in 1949 and going on to play the remainder of his career with the
Castile and León side. Eleven of his 12 seasons were spent in
La Liga
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.
Lesmes retired in 1961 at the age of 37, appearing in 316 competitive matches with his main club and scoring three goals.
As he was still part of the squad in
1960–61 he started working as a manager with the team, being in charge for seven games (four wins) as the campaign ended in top-tier relegation.
Lesmes also managed Valladolid in
1963–64, meeting the same fate. He was in charge of the
Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla stadium's maintenance from 1988 to 1996.
International career
On 6 January 1954, Lesmes earned his only
cap
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with the
Spain national team, in a 4–1 home victory against
Turkey
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for the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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qualifiers.
Personal life and death
Lesmes' younger brother,
Rafael
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, was also a footballer and a defender. Often referred to as ''Lesmes II'' as he played in Valladolid with his sibling for four seasons, he represented mainly
Real Madrid and was also an international.
[ died on 11 August 2005 at the age of 81.][
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1924 births
2005 deaths
People from Ceuta
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Ceuta
Association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Granada CF footballers
Real Valladolid players
Spain international footballers
Spanish football managers
La Liga managers
Segunda División managers
Real Valladolid managers
Real Valladolid non-playing staff