Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón (born 26 April 1972), known as Kiko, is a Spanish former professional

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who spent most of his career with

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. A

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with tremendous technical ability and field vision, he possessed nonetheless a poor aerial game despite being almost 190 cm tall. In ten

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seasons (also played one year with his main club in

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), he amassed totals of 271 games and 60 goals. Kiko was a squad member at the

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as the Spain national team won gold, on

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. Additionally, he appeared at full level in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Cádiz

Born in Jerez de la Frontera,

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, Kiko's career began with local

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, and he first appeared in

on 14 April 1991 in a 2–3 home loss against

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. Even though he played in only five further matches in the season he was intimately connected with the

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club's fate as, on 9 June, in only 25 minutes of play, he gained a

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and scored an 83-minute winner in a 2–1 home win over

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; the team would miraculously retain their status, after the playoffs against

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Atlético

After two more seasons as an undisputed starter Kiko moved, alongside teammate

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, upon Cádiz's 1993 relegation. There, he developed into one of Spain's most important footballers during the 90s, being an instrumental unit in Atlético's historical

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in 1995–96, with goals and assists alike. Atlético was relegated in 2000, but Kiko stayed with the club for a further campaign, not managing any goals in 52 league appearances. He finished out his career with a five-month spell at CF Extremadura also in

in 2002, teaming up with another longtime league player, Pier.

International career

Kiko was capped 26 times for

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, and scored four goals. His debut came on 16 December 1992, in a

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against

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where he played the full 90 minutes. Kiko took part in

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and the

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. He scored once against

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in the latter tournament, during a 6–1 thrashing, though this did not count for anything as Spain were knocked out in the group stage. Previously, Kiko represented the country at the

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. He scored a last-minute winner against

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in the final, a 3–2 victory, his second of the game.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kiko goal.''

Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 1995–96 *

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: 1995–96 Spain U23 *

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Spain U21 *

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third place:

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References

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