Francisco Teocharis Papaiordanou Filho, commonly known as Fran (born 5 May 1992), is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for
Corinthians B as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
.
Career
Born in
São Paulo
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, Fran played graduated from
Corinthians
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' youth system, and was subsequently loaned to
Guaratinguetá
Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...
in July 2011. He played his first match as a professional on 19 November, playing the last 28 minutes of a 2–1 home success against
Vila Nova for the
Série B championship.
On 13 December 2012 Fran rescinded his link with ''Timão'' and moved to
Paulista
Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...
. After making no appearances for the latter he joined
XV de Piracicaba, playing with the club in
Copa Paulista
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.
In late July 2013 Fran was loaned to
Grêmio Barueri until November. In 2014, he joined
Grêmio Osasco, and after appearing regularly he moved to
Portuguesa on 7 July 2014.
Honrado, Fran chega oficialmente à Portuguesa (Honored, Fran arrives officially at Portuguesa)
; FutNet, 7 July 2014
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Guaratinguetá Futebol players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
Grêmio Barueri Futebol players
Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players
Associação Atlética Flamengo players
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Esporte Clube Noroeste players