Franco Navarro

He was a prolific goal scorer and a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was also member of the Peru national football team for the qualification stages of the World Cup in Mexico (1986) and Italy (1990). Navarro played a total of 56 games for Peru between 1980 and 1989, scoring 16 goals. He made his debut on 18 July 1980 in a friendly against Uruguay (0–0) in Montevideo. His last game was on 27 August 1989 against Uruguay at a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.

He is remembered for the leg-breaking incident five minutes into the deciding qualifier game between Argentina and Peru in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The Argentine defender Julián Camino broke Navarro’s leg with a tackle. Camino was not expelled from the game. Argentina with Ricardo Gareca tied the game 2–2 and qualified to the World Cup; Argentina would go on to win the 1986 World Cup.

Coaching career

He has been a coach for several Peruvian teams, including Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, and Cienciano as well as the Peru national football team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League	National cup	Continental	Other	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Municipal	1979	Torneo Descentralizado	4	3							4	3
1980	28	15							28	15
1981	21	11							21	11
1982	26	14			2	0			28	14
1983	22	8							22	8
1993	9	2							9	2
Total	110	53			2	0			112	53
Independiente Medellín	1984	Campeonato Profesional	35	10							35	10
1985	41	13
Total	76	23							76	23
CA Independiente	1986-87	Argentine Primera División	34	17			8	3			42	20
1987-88	27	5							27	5
Total	61	22			8	3			69	25
Tecos F.C.	1988	Liga MX	3	0	8	5					11	5
1989-90	31	7							31	7
Total	34	7	8	5					42	12
FC Wettingen	1989	Swiss Super League	7	0							7	0
Total	7	0							7	0
Unión de Santa Fe	1990-91	Argentine Primera División	10	0							10	0
Total	10	0							10	0
Sporting Cristal	1991	Torneo Descentralizado	25	10							25	10
1992	12	2			7	1			19	3
Total	37	12			7	1			44	13
Carlos A. Mannucci	1994	Torneo Descentralizado	4	2							4	2
Total	4	2							4	2
Alianza Lima	1995	Torneo Descentralizado	13	1							13	1
Total	13	1							13	1
Career total	352	128	8	5	17	4			377	133

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	1980	2	0
1981	2	0
1982	4	1
1983	11	3
1984	3	0
1985	17	8
1986	2	1
1987	4	1
1988	1	0
1989	10	2
Total	56	16

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Navarro goal.

List of international goals scored by Franco Navarro
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 1982	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Chile	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 August 1983	Uruguay	1–1	1–1
3	17 August 1983	Colombia	1–0	1–0	1983 Copa América
4	21 August 1983	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–1	1–1
5	17 February 1985	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	1–0	3–0	Friendly
6	2–0
7	3–0
8	24 February 1985	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Chile	2–0	2–1
9	27 February 1985	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–0	2–2
10	16 June 1985	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Venezuela	1–0	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	27 October 1985	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Chile	1–3	2–4
12	2–4
13	30 January 1986	Greenfield International Stadium, Trivandrum, India	India	1–0	1–0	Friendly
14	19 June 1987	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Chile	1–0	1–3
15	20 June 1989	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Ecuador	2–1	2–1
16	5 July 1989	Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil	Venezuela	1–1	1–1	1989 Copa América

Honours

Player

Sporting Cristal

Peruvian Primera División: 1991

Manager

Sporting Cristal

Torneo Clausura: 1998

Universidad César Vallejo

Torneo del Inca: 2015

External links

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