Francisco Maciel (footballer)

Francisco Maciel

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Diego Maciel
Date of birth	(1977-09-17) September 17, 1977
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Yupanqui	32	(4)
1996–1997	Deportivo Español	1	(0)
1998–2001	Almagro	99	(9)
2001–2002	Racing Club	55	(1)
2002–2005	Real Murcia	88	(2)
2005–2006	RCD Mallorca	19	(0)
2006–2007	Racing Club	17	(0)
2008	Huracán	1	(0)
2009	Bolívar	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 14, 2009

Francisco Diego Maciel (born September 17, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a right back.

Maciel made his debut in the Argentine Primera with Deportivo Español on December 8, 1996 against Rosario Central. In 1998, he was signed by Club Almagro, where he played for the next three years. Subsequently, his solid performance bought him a transferred to Racing Club. In his first spell with Racing the club won the Clausura 2001, the first title for the club in 35 years. In 2002 Maciel moved to Spain and spent some time playing for Real Murcia and RCD Mallorca. In 2006, he returned to Argentina and got signed by Racing. His second spell with the academia lasted until late 2007. The following year he transferred to Club Atlético Huracán, but since his arrival he was condemned to the bench, making only a single appearance for Huracán. After he left the club, he was inactive for seven months, until he got an offer from Bolivian side Bolívar for which he signed in July 2009.

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
Apertura 2001	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina

External links

• (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• Francisco Maciel at Football Lineups