Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro (born 10 November 1961) is a Peruvian
football
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manager and former player who played as a
striker.
Club career
Navarro played for
Independiente from Argentina ,
Deportivo Municipal
Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...
,
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...
,
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...
from Peru and
FC Wettingen
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from Switzerland among others. He retired in 1995.
International career
He was a prolific goal scorer and a participant at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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. He was also member of the
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team (), nicknamed ''La Bicolor'', represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1924 ...
for the qualification stages of the World Cup in
Mexico (1986) and Italy (1990). Navarro played a total of 56 games for Peru between 1980 and 1989, scoring 16 goals. He made his debut on 18 July 1980 in a
friendly against
Uruguay
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(0–0) in
Montevideo
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. His last game was on 27 August 1989 against Uruguay at a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
He is remembered for the leg-breaking incident five minutes into the deciding qualifier game between Argentina and Peru in the
1986 FIFA World Cup
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in Mexico. The
Argentine
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defender
Julián Camino
Julián Camino (born 2 May 1961 in Maipú) is an Argentine former football right back who won two league titles with Estudiantes de La Plata and was part of the Argentina squad for Copa América 1983, and since August 2011 is a member of the ...
broke Navarro’s leg with a tackle. Camino was not expelled from the game.
Argentina with
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Chile national team.
During his play ...
tied the game 2–2 and qualified to the World Cup; Argentina would go on to win the 1986 World Cup.
Coaching career
He has been a coach for several Peruvian teams, including
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...
,
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...
, and
Cienciano
Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...
as well as the
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team (), nicknamed ''La Bicolor'', represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (). It has been a member of FIFA since 1924 ...
.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Men's association football forwards
Peruvian men's footballers
Peru men's international footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Deportivo Municipal footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Independiente Medellín footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Tecos F.C. footballers
FC Wettingen players
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Argentine Primera División players
Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
1982 FIFA World Cup players
1983 Copa América players
1987 Copa América players
1989 Copa América players
Peruvian football managers
Peruvian Primera División managers
Sporting Cristal managers
Club Alianza Lima managers
Sport Boys managers
Peru national football team managers
Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo managers
Cienciano managers
Juan Aurich managers
Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres managers
FBC Melgar managers
Deportivo Municipal managers
Asociación Deportiva Tarma managers
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca managers
León de Huánuco managers
Carlos A. Mannucci managers
Sport Huancayo managers
20th-century Peruvian sportsmen