Francisco 'Fran' Escribá Segura (born 3 May 1965) is a Spanish football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

Club career

Born in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

, Escribá played youth football with

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the S ...

, but never competed in higher than

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 Fo ...

as a senior; he represented CD Mestalla,

CF Nules Club de Fútbol Nules is a Spanish football club based in Nules, Province of Castellón Castellón (officially in ca-valencia, Castelló) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Va ...

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtu ...

, Catarroja CF, Torrent CF,

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Primera División RFEF – Group 2, and holds home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which h ...

, Novelda CF, CD Villena and Pinoso CF. In 2002, after a year in charge of CD Buñol, he returned to Valencia, taking care of the youth sides. In 2004, Escribá started an association with

Quique Sánchez Flores Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (; born 5 February 1965) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Getafe. He began his professional career with Valencia in 1984, going on to amass La Liga totals of ...

that would last several seasons, always as assistant. He started with

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

, subsequently moving to

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', B ...

and

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in ...

; the pair went their separate ways at the end of

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, because the former wanted to have a go at head coaching. Escribá was appointed at Segunda División club

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at '' Estad ...

on 12 June 2012. In his first year he led the

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after an absence of 24 years and, on 28 May 2013, renewed his contract for two more seasons. On 26 June 2015, following Elche's administrative relegation, Escribá was named

manager. On 11 April of the following year, with the team seriously threatened with relegation, he was sacked. On 11 August 2016, Escribá replaced

Marcelino García Toral Marcelino García Toral (; born 14 August 1965), known simply as Marcelino in his playing days, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. During a ten-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of ...

at the helm of

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, ...

. He led the side to the fifth position in his first season, with the subsequent

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to the

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. On 25 September 2017, in spite of many injuries to the squad, and following a 4–0 away loss against former club Getafe, Escribá was fired. He returned to work on 3 March 2019, becoming

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...

's third coach of the campaign after Miguel Cardoso's dismissal. Escribá was relieved of his duties on 3 November 2019, with the team sitting in the relegation zone. He returned to Elche in February 2021, avoiding relegation in the last matchday at the expense of

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

after a 2–0 home win over

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los Le ...

. On 21 November 2021, following a 0–3 home loss to

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vi ...

which saw the side move into the relegation zone, Escribá was dismissed. Eleven months later, he took over

in the second division.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Elche * Segunda División:

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Individual *

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(Segunda División):

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Escriba, Fran 1965 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Valencia (city) Association football wingers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers FC Andorra players CD Eldense footballers Novelda CF players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Elche CF managers Getafe CF managers Villarreal CF managers RC Celta de Vigo managers Real Zaragoza managers S.L. Benfica non-playing staff Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal