Franco Enrique Navarro Mandayo (born 24 October 1990) is an Argentine-born

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who plays as a striker for

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in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

Franco Navarro Manadayo started playing with Academia Tito Drago in 2003. Between 2005 and 2007 he was part of

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's youth teams. He then joined

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's youth squad. He made his debut in the Torneo Descentralizado with Cienciano in 2008. He transferred to

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for the 2009 season but was released soon after.

Personal life

He was born in

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and is the son of Franco Navarro and holds dual Argentine-Peruvian nationality.

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