Francisco José González Expósito (born 19 September 1976), commonly known as Kiko Ratón, is a Spanish

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who plays for CD Puerto Cruz as a striker. He amassed

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totals of 166 matches and 27 goals over six seasons, representing in the competition

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, Hércules and

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Club career

Born in

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, Ratón finished his development at local

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, playing his first years in the fourth division or lower and having also appeared for the club's reserves. He made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season in the second level, aged 26. After three seasons with Tenerife, Ratón moved to second-tier side

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, appearing very rarely through one sole campaign. He resumed his career in division three with Orihuela CF, and scored 21 goals in his second year, second overall in all four groups.Kiko Ratón regresa al CD Tenerife (Kiko Ratón returns to CD Tenerife)
CD Tenerife, 19 July 2011 (in Spanish) Ratón then had one assuming experience abroad, joining

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team Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in the summer of 2008. He returned home after just one year with

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, achieving, at the age of 33, his best

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as a professional as the

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narrowly avoided relegation from the second tier. Ratón continued to play well into his 40s, in the lower leagues and amateur football.Kiko Ratón siente que a sus 41 años “las oportunidades se las gana uno” (Kiko Ratón feels that at the age of 41 “you seize your own chances”)
Radio Marca Tenerife, 16 November 2017 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raton, Kiko 1976 births Living people Footballers from Puerto de la Cruz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife B players UD Vecindario players CD Tenerife players Hércules CF players Orihuela CF players Girona FC players CD Eldense footballers Super League Greece players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece