Kiko (footballer, born 1972)

Kiko
Personal information
Full name Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón
Date of birth (1972-04-26) 26 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Pueblo Nuevo
1985–1990 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Cádiz B
1991–1993 Cádiz 78 (12)
1993–2001 Atlético Madrid 225 (48)
2002 Extremadura 11 (1)
Total 314 (61)
International career
1991 Spain U19 1 (0)
1992–1994 Spain U21 5 (2)
1991–1992 Spain U23 12 (7)
1992–1998 Spain 26 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón (born 26 April 1972), known as Kiko, is a Spanish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Atlético Madrid.[1]

A centre forward with tremendous technical ability and field vision, he possessed nonetheless a poor aerial game despite being almost 190 cm tall.[citation needed] In ten La Liga seasons (also played one year with his main club in Segunda División), he amassed totals of 271 games and 60 goals.

Kiko was a squad member at the 1992 Summer Olympics as the Spain national team won gold, on home soil. Additionally, he appeared at full level in one World Cup and one European Championship.

  1. ^ Kiko Narváez, el poeta del área (Kiko Narváez, the poet of the box) Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Atlético Madrid Fansite, 20 October 2009 (in Spanish)