Xisco (footballer, born 1980)

Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart (born 5 September 1980), known as Xisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Llompart.

Xisco
Xisco playing for Levante in 2011
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart
Date of birth (1980-09-05) 5 September 1980
Place of birth Manacor, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Valencia B 39 (15)
2000–2001 → Recreativo (loan) 39 (10)
2001–2002 → Tenerife (loan) 28 (1)
2002–2003 → Recreativo (loan) 23 (6)
2003–2005 Valencia 44 (4)
2005–2009 Betis 73 (8)
2009–2011 Levante 54 (9)
2011–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 98 (62)
2014–2016 Gimnàstic 25 (2)
Total 423 (117)
National team
1998 Spain U17 3 (1)
1998–1999 Spain U18 6 (2)
2000–2001 Spain U21 8 (2)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Gimnàstic (assistant)
2017 Pobla Mafumet (interim)
2018 Gimnàstic (assistant)
2019 Dinamo Tbilisi (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed La Liga totals of 194 matches and 20 goals over nine seasons, mainly in representation of Betis (four years). He also appeared in the competition for Valencia, Tenerife, Recreativo and Levante, winning the 2004 UEFA Cup with the first club.

Starting in 2011, Xisco spent four years in Georgia with Dinamo Tbilisi.

Club career

Valencia

Xisco was born in Manacor, Balearic Islands. After graduating from Valencia CF's B-team he moved on loan to Recreativo de Huelva of the second division, scoring ten goals during his only season. He then joined CD Tenerife in 2001–02, playing 28 games before returning (always loaned by Valencia) to his previous club for the 2002–03 campaign, still in La Liga.

Xisco returned to Valencia in summer 2003 for two additional seasons, making 22 appearances as the Che conquered the 2004 league title. He added eight matches in their victorious campaign in the UEFA Cup, also in that year.

Betis

Xisco signed with Real Betis in 2005 on a six-year deal,[1] often delivering in various attacking positions and displaying all-around teamwork. He netted three times in 2006–07, including a couple of late goals against Racing de Santander[2] and Gimnàstic de Tarragona[3] as the Andalusians only avoided top-flight relegation in the last matchday.

In an unassuming 2008–09 season, which ended in relegation, Xisco only featured in nine matches, scoring once. Dark spots included being replaced after having himself being used as a substitute in a 1–2 home defeat to Málaga CF, on 11 January 2009.[4][5]

Levante and later years

In the dying minutes of the August 2009 transfer window, Xisco rescinded his Betis contract and joined Levante UD also in the second level, for two seasons.[6] In his first he played the most he had in years, also scoring eight goals as the Valencian Community side returned to the top division after a two-year absence.[7]

Xisco contributed with 26 games – 18 starts – in 2010–11, as Levante finally retained their division status. On 22 January 2011 he scored his only goal of the campaign, in a 1–4 away loss against Sevilla FC,[8] and he was released in June.

Already aged 30, Xisco moved abroad for the first time, signing with FC Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia and sharing teams with several compatriots.[9] In 2012–13, he won the Premier League and also scored a career-best 22 goals, best in the competition.[10]

On 14 December 2014, Xisco returned to his homeland after agreeing to an 18-month deal with third-tier's Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[11] On 18 June 2016, he announced his retirement and became Vicente Moreno's assistant.[12]

Xisco returned to Dinamo Tbilisi in January 2019, as part of Zaur Svanadze's staff.[13] He left at the end of the year, after the team had recovered their league crown following a three-year absence.[14]

Personal life

Xisco was the older brother of another footballer, Toni Muñoz. He appeared once for RCD Mallorca's first team,[15] but spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of his country.

Club statistics
Sources:[16][17]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Recreativo 2000–01 Segunda División 391010—4010
Tenerife 2001–02 La Liga 28110—291
Recreativo 2002–03 La Liga 23691—327
Valencia 2003–04 La Liga 221328[lower-alpha 1]0333
2004–05 La Liga 2232[lower-alpha 2]010[lower-alpha 3]0343
Total 44452180676
Betis 2005–06 La Liga 2513[lower-alpha 2]08[lower-alpha 3]0363
2006–07 La Liga 17350—223
2007–08 La Liga 22331—254
2008–09 La Liga 9140—131
2009–10 Segunda División 0000—00
Total 73815180969
Levante 2009–10 Segunda División 28800—288
2010–11 Segunda División 26131—292
Total 57941—6110
Dinamo Tbilisi 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 3015205[lower-alpha 4]33718
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 282485—3629
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 28197[lower-alpha 5]55[lower-alpha 3]24026
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 1242[lower-alpha 5]12[lower-alpha 6]0165
Total 9862191212512979
Gimnàstic 2014–15 Segunda División B 13100—131
2015–16 Segunda División 12110—131
Total 2511000261
Career total 364964616385448117
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Valencia

Dinamo Tbilisi

Individual

References
  1. "Xisco the kid for Betis". UEFA. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. "Real Betis 1–1 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. "Real Betis 1–1 Gimnastic de Tarragona". ESPN Soccernet. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. "Real Betis 1–2 Málaga". ESPN Soccernet. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. "Xisco, Babic y Juanlu, apartados; el caso llega a Jabugo" [Xisco, Babic and Juanlu, ousted; affair reaches Jabugo] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. "Mercado: El Levante ficha al bético Xisco" [Market: Levante sign bético Xisco] (in Spanish). Goal. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. "El Levante celebra el centenario con un ascenso" [Levante celebrate century with promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. "Fabiano treble sinks Levante". ESPN Soccernet. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  9. "El Dinamo Tbilisi georgiano ficha a 'Xisco' Muñoz, Coto y Yagüe" [Georgia's Dinamo Tbilisi sign 'Xisco' Muñoz, Coto and Yagüe] (in Spanish). Terra. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. Alemany, Luc (6 May 2013). "Xisco Muñoz, campeón de liga y máximo goleador en Georgia" [Xisco Muñoz, league champion and top scorer in Georgia] (in Spanish). Som Balears. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  11. "Xisco Muñoz, nuevo fichaje grana" [Xisco Muñoz, new grana signing] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  12. "Xisco Muñoz cuelga las botas y formará parte del cuerpo técnico grana" [Xisco Muñoz hangs up boots and will be a part of the grana staff] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  13. "Xisco Muñoz regresa al Dinamo Tiflis" [Xisco Muñoz returns to Dinamo Tiflis] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  14. "Vicente y Xisco dejan el Dinamo Tiflis tras ganar la liga georgiana" [Vicente and Xisco leave Dinamo Tbilisi after winning the Georgian league] (in Spanish). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  15. "El Murcia derrota al Larissa en la presentación ante su público" [Murcia defeat Larissa in presentation to home crowd]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  16. "Xisco: Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  17. "Xisco Muñoz". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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