Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro (born 10 November 1961) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a striker.
Club career Navarro played for Independiente from Argentina, Deportivo Municipal, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima from Peru and FC Wettingen from Switzerland among others. He retired in 1995.
International career He was a prolific goal scorer and a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was also member of the Peru national football team for the qualification stages of the World Cup in Mexico (1986) and Italy (1990). Navarro played a total of 56 games for Peru between 1980 and 1989, scoring 16 goals.rsssf: Peru record international footballers He made his debut on 18 July 1980 in a friendly against Uruguay (0–0) in Montevideo. His last game was on 27 August 1989 against Uruguay at a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
He is remembered for the leg-breaking incident five minutes into the deciding qualifier game between Argentina and Peru in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The Argentine defender Julián Camino broke Navarro’s leg with a tackle. Camino was not expelled from the game. Argentina with Ricardo Gareca tied the game 2–2 and qualified to the World Cup; Argentina would go on to win the 1986 World Cup.
Coaching career He has been a coach for several Peruvian teams, including Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, and Cienciano as well as the Peru national football team.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDeportivo Municipal1979Torneo Descentralizado434319802815281519812111211119822614202814198322822819939292Total110532011253Independiente Medellín1984Campeonato Profesional3510351019854113Total76237623CA Independiente1986-87Argentine Primera División34178342201987-88275275Total6122836925Tecos F.C.1988Liga MX30851151989-90317317Total347854212FC Wettingen1989Swiss Super League7070Total7070Unión de Santa Fe1990-91Argentine Primera División100100Total100100Sporting Cristal1991Torneo Descentralizado25102510199212271193Total3712714413Carlos A. Mannucci1994Torneo Descentralizado4242Total4242Alianza Lima1995Torneo Descentralizado131131Total131131Career total35212885174377133
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPeru198020198120198241198311319843019851781986211987411988101989102Total5616
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Navarro goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Franco NavarroNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 30 March 1982 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 11 August 1983 1–1 1–13 17 August 1983 1–0 1–0 1983 Copa América4 21 August 1983 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 1–1 1–1 5 17 February 1985 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 3–0 Friendly6 2–07 3–08 24 February 1985 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 2–0 2–19 27 February 1985 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–0 2–210 16 June 1985 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 4–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification11 27 October 1985 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–3 2–412 2–413 30 January 1986 Greenfield International Stadium, Trivandrum, India 1–0 1–0 Friendly14 19 June 1987 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 1–315 20 June 1989 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 2–116 5 July 1989 Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil 1–1 1–1 1989 Copa América
Honours Player Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División: 1991
Manager Sporting Cristal Torneo Clausura: 1998
Universidad César Vallejo Torneo del Inca: 2015
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