Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Escribá and the second or maternal family name is
Segura .
Francisco 'Fran' Escribá Segura (born 3 May 1965) is a Spanishfootball manager and former player who played as aleft winger .
Born inValencia , Escribá played youth football withValencia , but never competed in higher thanSegunda División B as a senior; he representedMestalla ,Nules ,[ 1] Andorra ,Catarroja ,Torrent ,Eldense ,Novelda ,Villena andPinoso .[ 2] Buñol , he returned to Valencia, taking care of the youth sides.
In 2004, Escribá started an association withQuique Sánchez Flores that would last several seasons, always as assistant. He started withGetafe , subsequently moving toBenfica andAtlético Madrid ; the pair went their separate ways at the end of2010–11 , because the former wanted to have a go at head coaching.[ 3]
Escribá was appointed atSegunda División clubElche on 12 June 2012.[ 4] first year he led theValencians toLa Liga after an absence of 24 years[ 5] [ 6]
On 26 June 2015, followingElche's administrative relegation , Escribá was named Getafe manager.[ 7] [ 8]
On 11 August 2016, Escribá replacedMarcelino García Toral at the helm ofVillarreal .[ 9] first season , with the subsequentqualification for theUEFA Europa League .[ 10]
On 25 September 2017, in spite of many injuries to the squad,[ 11] [ 12] Celta de Vigo 's third coach ofthe campaign afterMiguel Cardoso 's dismissal.[ 13]
Escribá was relieved of his duties on 3 November 2019, with the team sitting in the relegation zone.[ 14] [ 15] last matchday at the expense ofHuesca after a 2–0 home win overAthletic Bilbao .[ 16]
On 21 November 2021, following a 0–3 home loss toReal Betis which saw the side move into the relegation zone, Escribá was dismissed.[ 17] Real Zaragoza in the second division.[ 18]
Escribá was sacked on 20 November 2023, after an eight-match winless run.[ 19] Granada ,[ 20] achieving promotion viathe playoffs ,[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 12 May 2025 Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % Elche 12 June 2012 26 June 2015 125 44 36 45 122 152 −30 0 35.20 [ 24] Getafe 26 June 2015 11 April 2016 34 8 7 19 31 59 −28 0 23.53 [ 25] Villarreal 11 August 2016 25 September 2017 59 26 16 17 82 63 +19 0 44.07 [ 26] Celta 3 March 2019 3 November 2019 24 6 7 11 23 33 −10 0 25.00 [ 27] Elche 14 February 2021 21 November 2021 31 7 8 16 26 44 −18 0 22.58 [ 28] Zaragoza 7 November 2022 20 November 2023 45 14 17 14 48 45 +3 0 31.11 [ 29] Granada 23 September 2024 14 May 2025 36 16 9 11 55 42 +13 0 44.44 [ 30] Total 354 121 100 133 387 438 −51 0 34.18 —
Elche
Individual
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