Franco Antonio Bano (born 30 March 1986 in

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) is an Argentinian professional

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who last played for

AEK Kouklia AE Kouklion () was a Cypriot football team based in Kouklia of Paphos District. It was founded on 20 October 1968 and was dissolved on 9 June 2014, in order to be merged with AEP Paphos and create a new team, Pafos FC. History AEK was started ...

in the

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. He has previously played in his homeland for

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and

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26, ...

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Career

Bano arrived

in mid 2008 to play in the Uruguayan Second Level. He scored his first goal with the club on 4 October 2008 against Progreso. In mid 2010, he achieved with the club the promotion to the Uruguayan Top Level after winning

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in the Second Promotion Playoff finals. During

's 2010–11 season, Bano made 18 appearances in the

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, in which was sent off 3 times. After playing for Miramar for three years, he joined Bulgarian side

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at the beginning of the

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2011–12 season. In September 2012, Bano signed a new deal with

an side

Atenas de San Carlos Club Atlético Atenas de San Carlos is a football club from San Carlos, Maldonado in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División. History Atenas played two seasons in the Uruguayan Primera División, 2009–10 and 2014–1 ...

. On 23 July 2013, he signed a contract with Cypriot side

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bano, Franco 1986 births Living people Men's association football defenders Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Tiro Federal footballers Miramar Misiones players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Atenas de San Carlos players AEK Kouklia players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Footballers from La Plata 21st-century Argentine sportsmen