Curro Sánchez

For another Spanish footballer with the same name, see Fran Rodríguez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchezand the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Curro Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Sánchez Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	La Palma del Condado, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Burgos
Number	16
Youth career
	Siempre Alegres
2007–2014	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Sevilla B	141	(21)
2015–2016	Sevilla	4	(0)
2019–2020	Numancia	34	(13)
2020–2021	Ponferradina	36	(5)
2021–2022	Almería	37	(2)
2022–	Burgos	89	(28)
International career
2012	Spain U16	1	(0)
2013	Spain U17	4	(0)
2014	Spain U18	2	(2)
2013–2014	Spain U19	9	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Burgos CF.

Club career

Born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, ^[2] Curro joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segunda División B. ^[3]

On 5 February 2015, Curro renewed his contract, signing a deal until 2017. ^[4] He made his first team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–0 away win against UD Logroñés, for the season's Copa del Rey. ^[5]

Curro made his La Liga debut on 17 April 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Antonio Reyes in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. ^[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 21 August, netting the first in the B-team's 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC. ^[7]

On 16 July 2019, Curro moved to second division side CD Numancia on a two-year deal. ^[8] He scored a career-best 13 goals for the club during the campaign, but was unable to avoid team relegation.

On 9 September 2020, Curro signed a one-year contract with SD Ponferradina, still in the second division. ^[9] The following 10 July, he agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league team UD Almería. ^[10]

Curro featured regularly for the Rojiblancos during the season, as his side achieved promotion to the top tier as champions. On 1 September 2022, however, he terminated his contract, ^[11] and signed a two-year deal with Burgos CF in the second division two days later. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2020 ^[13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla	2015–16	La Liga	4	0	2	0	—		6	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	—		6	0
Numancia	2019–20	Segunda División	34	13	0	0	—		34	13
	Total		34	13	0	0	—		34	13
Ponferradina	2020–21	Segunda División	36	5	1	0	—		37	5
	Total		36	5	1	0	—		37	5
Almeria	2021–22	Segunda División	35	2	2	0	—		37	2
	2022–23	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		37	2	2	0	—		39	2
Burgos	2022–23	Segunda División	34	9	2	0	—		36	9
	2023–24		37	15	2	0	—		39	15
	Total		71	24	4	0	—		75	24
Career total			182	44	9	0	0	0	191	44

References

1. "Curro Sánchez" (in Spanish). Burgos CF. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
2. "Curro Sánchez, un futbolista top con marca registrada" [Curro Sánchez, a top footballer with a registered mark] (in Spanish). Fútbol Carrasco. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
3. "Curro Sánchez tomó la alternativa: "Es un sueño hecho realidad"" [Curro Sánchez took his options: "It is a dream come true"] (in Spanish). Sevilla's official website. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
4. "Oficial: El Sevilla renueva hasta 2017 a Curro Sánchez" [Official: Sevilla renews Curro Sánchez until 2017] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
5. "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. "Oriol cierra la Feria del Sevilla" [Oriol closes Sevilla's Fair] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
7. "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back three goals in the field of sevillista's reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
8. "Curro Sánchez, el séptimo fichaje del CD Numancia" [Curro Sánchez, the seventh signing of CD Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
9. "Curro Sánchez, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Curro Sánchez, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
10. "Curro Sánchez: bags of experience with fancy footwork". UD Almería. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
11. "Curro Sánchez departs UD Almería". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
12. "Curro Sánchez, un jugón de primera para el Burgos CF" [Curro Sánchez, a top tier baller for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
13. Curro Sánchez at Soccerway

External links

• Curro at BDFutbol
• Curro at Soccerway