José Ignacio 'Nacho' Franco Zumeta (born 1 August 1981) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a forward.

Football career

Franco was born in

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. He spent the vast majority of his career playing in the

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and fourth divisions of Spanish football, representing more than ten clubs. Franco had his first and only

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experience in the 2003–04 season, which consisted of two matches (13 minutes) for

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in a relegation-ending campaign. During his two-year spell with the

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– which brought him a further two appearances in the second level – he was mostly registered with their reserves.

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