Andrés Franzoia (born 21 October 1985 in San Pedro,

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) is an

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. He currently plays for

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Career

Franzoia is a product of the

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youth system, he made his professional debut on 29 May 2005 in a 0–0 draw with

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. In his second game for the club he scored a goal in a remarkable 7–1 win over

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. Franzoia had a number of opportunities to play in the first team with ''Chino'' Benítez and

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as managers, but only played one game since

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took over. In 2007, he joined

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on a year long loan. He performed well in his new club, scoring 9 goals in 25 games to help the team to finish well clear of the relegation zone following their promotion to the Argentine Primera. In 2008, Franzoia was bought from Boca by

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. After one and a half season in Central, he returned on a six-month loan to Huracán in January 2010. After finishing the loan, he returned to a recently relegated Rosario Central and agreed the termination of his contract earlier. Subsequently, he joined

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. On 12 July 2013, he became the new reinforcement of

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to face the second stage of their tournament and the Copa Sudamericana. The striker will occupy the spot left open after

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was transferred to

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A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM.

Honours

References

External links

Andrés Franzoia – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Franzoia, Andres 1985 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Rosario Central footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Olimpo footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador