Francisco Rotllán Zavala (born January 6, 1970) is a Mexican former
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He began his career at
Irapuato
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, moving to
Puebla
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in 1991. He made 15 appearances as Puebla reached the final in the 1991–92 season before losing to
León.
[MedioTiempo]
"Francisco Rotllán - Puebla"
. Retrieved on January 18, 2013. Rotllán scored 10 times the next season, but played progressively less in the following years. He played his last top-division match with Puebla in 1997.
He was a member of the
Mexico under-23 national team in the
1992 Olympics in
Barcelona, Spain
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. Rotllán started all three of Mexico's matches in the Olympics, scoring against
Denmark
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and
Ghana
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.
[FIFA]
"FIFA Player Statistics: Francisco ROTLLAN"
Retrieved on January 18, 2013.
References
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1970 births
Living people
Footballers from Guanajuato
Sportspeople from Irapuato
C.D. Irapuato footballers
Men's association football forwards
Olympic footballers for Mexico
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Mexican men's footballers
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