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Full NameFran Escriba
First NameFran
Last NameEscriba
Professionfootball manager
NationalitySpanish
Birth CityValencia
Birth CountrySpain
Gender IdentityMale
Sexual OrientationStraight
HoroscopeTaurus
Marital StatusMarried
No Of Children2
Networth5000000
Height176 cm
Weight74 kg
Networth$5 M
Date of BirthMay 3,1965
Age59 years

Fran Escriba is a Valencian professional football manager and a former player. 

He is currently involved as the manager of Elche CF. As a former player, he played as a left winger and spent his youth career with Valencia CF

In his senior career, he played for several clubs like Mestalla, Nules, Andorra, Torrent, etc.

His two daughters are his obsession

Escriba is happily married to his wife, with whom he shares two children. 

According to him, his two daughters have always been his obsession. 

When they were little, he would dedicate all his free time to his daughters, but now, since they have grown up, he spends less time as compared to before. 

The family resides in Valencia.

His coaching career so far

Escriba previously worked as an assistant coach for Getafe, Valencia, Benfica, Atletico Madrid before taking over the managerial post at Elche in 2012

In his three seasons with the club, he led the club to La Liga in his first season. 

After Elche's Administrative relegation, he was appointed the manager of Getafe CF but was sacked from the post after a season. 

He joined the Spanish club Villarreal in August 2016. In his first season, he successfully led the club to fifth position and further to the qualification to the UEFA Europa League. 

However, he was dismissed from his post after Villarreal placed 14th in La Liga. 

Out of the total of six games, they won against Real Betis, and Alaves and lost to Levante and Real Sociedad and drew with Espanyol

They suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Getafe. After his departure, he joined Celta but was sacked after four consecutive defeats

At the same time, the club also felt that he was unable to change course, which also became another reason for his dismissal. 

He returned to his former club Elche in February 2021. Escriba saved Elche from relegation with a 2-0 home victory over Athletic Bilbao.

Fran Escriba with his team after Elche's 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
Fran Escriba with his team after Elche's 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. Source: Instagram

His dismissal from the Getafe was the most hurtful one

To date, Escriba has been dismissed thrice. When asked about his most hurtful dismissal, Escriba's answer was Getafe

He said Getafe was only the place where he did not feel control of the dressing room. 

He was hurt by the fact that the coaches should have the privilege of the dressing room, whatever may be the relationship with the president or the press, which he did not get even in the good times. 

According to Escriba, he was comfortable at Villarreal and still have a good relationship with the club people. He still has players he worked with.

Fran Escriba during his time at Getafe.
Fran Escriba during his time at Getafe. Source: Instagram

Getafe president Angel Torres confessed to doing wrong with Escriba for holding on to him for too long. 

According to him, he should have sacked him sooner.

His hobbies

There is a bucket list of hobbies Escriba enjoys outside football. The first one is he is fond of running. 

Since he resides nearby the river, he usually runs. He loves to read, travel, and watch Danish series

One day a week is his golf time, where he takes out time to play golf. There will always be something going with him.

Net Worth

According to the sources, his estimated net worth is:

Net WorthSource
$1 million - $5 million Football Manager, Retired Player

Age

  1. He was born on 3rd May 1965. He is currently 56 years old.

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Updated On Thu Oct 07 2021 Published On Thu Oct 07 2021 By shaumya

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