Darío Franco

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Darío Franco
Full name	Darío Javier Franco Gatti
Date of birth	January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17) (age 39)
Place of birth	Cruz Azul, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987–1991 1991–1995 1995–1997 1997-2004	Newell's Old Boys Real Zaragoza CF Atlas Monarcas	100 (4) 91 (7) 85 (11) 241 (19)
National team
1991–1994	Argentina	18 (6)
Teams managed
	Morelia UAG Tecos
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Darío Javier Franco Gatti (born January 17, 1969 in Cruz Azul, Córdoba, Argentina) is a naturalized Mexican football manager and a former Argentine international football (soccer) player.

Franco made his football debut in his native country briefly playing with Newell's Old Boys, and later with Spain's Real Zaragoza. He arrived in Mexico in 1995 and enrolled with Atlas. After three years with the club, he then transferred to Monarcas where he obtained huge success, winning the 2000 championship.

He played also with the Argentina national football team, scoring two goals in the 1991 Copa América, and winning the competition.

Franco was the football manager of UAG Tecos until Saturday August 18th when the president of the club fired him after Tecos lost 4-1 to Pachuca in the first game and then a lost 3-0 to Atlante in the third game. The only point he earned was to a 0-0 draw to Chivas de Guadalajara in the second game.