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Kiko

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón
Date of birth	(1972-04-26) 26 April 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height	1.89 m
Playing position	Centre forward
Youth career
	Pueblo Nuevo
1985–1990	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1991	Cádiz B
1991–1993	Cádiz	78	(12)
1993–2001	Atlético Madrid	225	(48)
2002	Extremadura	11	(1)
Total		314	(61)
National team
1991	Spain U19	1	(0)
1992–1994	Spain U21	5	(2)
1991–1992	Spain U23	12	(7)
1992–1998	Spain	26	(4)
Honours Men's football Representing  Spain Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Team UEFA European Under-21 Championship Third 1994 France
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón (born 26 April 1972), known as Kiko, is a Spanish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Atlético Madrid.

A centre forward with tremendous technical ability and field vision, he possessed nonetheless a poor aerial game despite being almost 190 cm tall. In ten La Liga seasons (also played one year with his main club in Segunda División), he amassed totals of 271 games and 60 goals.

Kiko was a squad member at the 1992 Summer Olympics as the Spain national team won gold, on home soil. Additionally, he appeared at full level in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Cádiz

Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Kiko's career began with local Cádiz CF, and he first appeared in La Liga on 14 April 1991 in a 2–3 home loss against Athletic Bilbao. Even though he played in only five further matches in the season he was intimately connected with the Andalusia club's fate as, on 9 June, in only 25 minutes of play, he gained a penalty kick and scored an 83-minute winner in a 2–1 home win over Real Zaragoza; the team would miraculously retain their status, after the playoffs against CD Málaga.

Atlético

After two more seasons as an undisputed starter Kiko moved, alongside teammate José María Quevedo to Atlético Madrid, upon Cádiz's 1993 relegation. There, he developed into one of Spain's most important footballers during the 90s, being an instrumental unit in Atlético's historical double in 1995–96, with goals and assists alike.

Atlético was relegated in 2000, but Kiko stayed with the club for a further campaign, not managing any goals in 32 league appearances. He finished out his career with a five-month spell at CF Extremadura also in Segunda División in 2002, teaming up with another longtime league player, Pier.

International career

Kiko was capped 26 times for Spain, and scored four goals. His debut came on 16 December 1992, in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Latvia where he played the full 90 minutes.

Kiko took part in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup. He scored once against Bulgaria in the latter tournament, during a 6–1 thrashing, though this did not count for anything as Spain were knocked out in the group stage.

Previously, Kiko represented the country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He scored a last-minute winner against Poland in the final, a 3–2 victory, his second of the game.

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kiko goal.

List of international goals scored by Kiko

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 1995	Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain	Macedonia	1–0	3–0	Euro 1996 qualifying
2	7 February 1996	Insular, Las Palmas, Spain	Norway	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	24 September 1997	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–0	2–1	1998 World Cup qualification
4	24 June 1998	Félix Bollaert, Lens, France	Bulgaria	6–1	6–1	1998 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• La Liga: 1995–96
• Copa del Rey: 1995–96

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic Games: 1992

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship third place: 1994

See also

In Spanish: Kiko (futbolista) para niños