Fran Justo
Spanish football manager
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Francisco "Fran" Justo Rodríguez (born 24 August 1989) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Justo Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pabellón Ourense | |||
| Velle | |||
| Ponte Ourense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Ponte Ourense | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Ponte Ourense (youth) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Nogueira | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ourense (youth) | ||
| 2016–2020 | Ourense | ||
| 2020–2022 | Arenteiro | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lugo | ||
| 2023 | Real Unión | ||
| 2024 | Real Unión | ||
| 2024–2025 | Algeciras | ||
| 2025 | Mirandés | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Ourense, Galicia, Justo represented hometown sides Pabellón Ourense CF, CD Velle and Ponte Ourense CF as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter, but retired in 2013, aged just 23, to pursue a coaching career; he was already in charge of the club's youth setup.[1][2]
In June 2013, Justo was appointed manager of SD Nogueira de Ramuín in the Primeira Autonómica,[3] and achieved promotion to the Preferente Autonómica in the following year. In 2015, after suffering relegation, he left the club and returned to Ourense's youth sides.[4]
On 28 June 2016, Justo was named in charge of the first team of Ourense, also in the Preferente.[5] He achieved promotion to Tercera División in his first season, and renewed his contract on 22 May 2018.[6]
On 3 August 2020, after narrowly missing out promotion with Ourense in the previous campaign, Justo was appointed at the helm of CD Arenteiro also in the fourth division.[7] He achieved promotion to the new fourth tier named Segunda División RFEF in his first year, and renewed his contract on 5 June 2021.[8]
In the 2022–23 season, Justo led Arenteiro to the top of their group, aside from knocking out La Liga side UD Almería from the Copa del Rey.[9] On 23 November 2022, he moved straight to Segunda División after replacing Hernán Pérez in charge of CD Lugo.[10]
Justo's first professional match in charge occurred on 27 November 2022, as Lugo drew 1–1 against Levante UD.[11] The following 31 January, after six defeats in nine matches, he was sacked.[12]
On 19 June 2023, Justo took over Primera Federación side Real Unión.[13] He was dismissed on 26 December, after six winless matches,[14] but returned to the club the following 4 April, following the sacking of his predecessor, Iñigo Idiakez.[15]
Justo left the Txuri-beltz on 17 June 2024, after managing to avoid relegation,[16] and took over fellow third division side Algeciras CF eleven days later.[17] On 9 June of the following year, he left the latter,[18] and took over second division side CD Mirandés late in the month.[19]
On 2 November 2025, Justo was dismissed by the Jabatos, with the club in the relegation zone.[20]
Managerial statistics
- As of 1 November 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nogueira |  |
25 June 2013 | 26 May 2015 | 72 | 35 | 12 | 25 | 105 | 79 | +26 | 48.61 | [21] |
| Ourense | |
28 June 2016 | 27 July 2020 | 143 | 75 | 38 | 30 | 219 | 116 | +103 | 52.45 | [22] |
| Arenteiro | |
3 August 2020 | 23 November 2022 | 83 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 111 | 65 | +46 | 51.81 | [23] |
| Lugo | |
23 November 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 22.22 | [24] |
| Real Unión | |
19 June 2023 | 26 December 2023 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 33.33 | [25] |
| Real Unión | |
4 April 2024 | 17 June 2024 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 37.50 | [26] |
| Algeciras | |
28 June 2024 | 9 June 2025 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 46 | +0 | 31.58 | [27] |
| Mirandés | |
30 June 2025 | 2 November 2025 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 15.38 | [28] |
| Career total | 384 | 178 | 102 | 104 | 533 | 377 | +156 | 46.35 | — | |||