Francisco Fariñas

Francisco Fariñas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Fariñas Gutierrez
Date of birth (1948-04-02) 2 April 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1981 Industriales
International career
1971–1981 Cuba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Fariñas Gutiérrez (born 2 April 1948) is a Cuban former footballer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

Born in Havana, Fariñas came through at Las Cañas before joining Industriales where he spent his entire senior career. His year of birth is also reported as 1949[2] or 1950.

International career

He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and played two games at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Fariñas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Francisco Fariñas - El Blog del Fútbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Francisco Fariñas – FIFA competition record (archived)


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