Nery Franco

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Felipe Nery Franco
Personal information
Full name Nery Franco
Date of birth (1959-05-26) 26 May 1959 (age 64)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Cerro Porteño
1982–1985 Elche CF
1985–1986 Cartagena FC
1986–1988 Unión Magdalena
1988–1989 Cúcuta Deportivo
Olimpia Asunción
Club Libertad
International career
1993 Paraguay 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felipe Nery Franco (born 26 May 1959) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a striker.

During his career, Franco played for teams such as Olimpia Asunción, Club Libertad and Deportivo Humaitá of Paraguay; and for Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena of Colombia. While in Olimpia, he won important titles with the club, although he came in as a substitute most of the time. Franco's biggest achievement as a striker came in 1992, when he was the topscorer in the Paraguayan 1st division with 13 goals. [1]

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References

  1. Paraguay – List of Topscorers at RSSSF by Juan Pablo Andrés and Eli Schmerler