Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish

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who plays as an

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for Burgos CF.

Club career

Born in

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, Huelva,

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, Curro joined

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2012–13 campaign, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On 5 February 2015, Curro renewed his contract, signing a deal until 2017. He made his first team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–0 away win against

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas ...

, for the season's

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. Curro made his

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debut on 17 April 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. He scored his first goal as a professional on 21 August, netting the first in the B-team's 3–3

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home draw against

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

. On 16 July 2019, Curro moved to second division side

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

on a two-year deal. 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. The following 10 July, he agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league team UD Almería. 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, and signed a two-year deal with Burgos CF in the second division two days later.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sánchez, Curro 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Huelva Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players CD Numancia players SD Ponferradina players UD Almería players Burgos CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers