Sergio Francisco Ramos (born 19 March 1979), known as Sergio Francisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently manager of La Liga club Real Sociedad.
He spent the vast majority of his 15-year senior career in the lower leagues, amassing Segunda División B totals of 246 games and 71 goals for four teams and representing mainly Real Unión. In La Liga, he made four appearances for Real Sociedad.
Sergio Francisco became a manager after retiring, notably working with the reserve sides of Real Sociedad before arriving in the first team in 2025.
In August 2005, after being deemed surplus to requirements by Gimnàstic,[10] Sergio Francisco returned to Unión. He was part of the squad that promoted to the second division in the 2008–09 season[7] but contributed rarely to this feat due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[11]
On 2 February 2011, Sergio Francisco signed with fourth-division Sestao.[12] On 28 June, he equalised a 2–2 draw against Montañesa which assured promotion in the play-offs.[13]
Sergio Francisco retired in June 2012 aged 33, his last club being amateurs Laudio.[14]
Coaching career
Real Unión
Shortly after retiring, Sergio Francisco returned to Real Unión as assistant coach to Imanol Idiakez.[8] On 12 July 2013, with the club facing severe financial problems, he was named manager.[15][16]
Sergio Francisco went back to Real Sociedad in summer 2017, taking over their C team in the fourth division.[18] He achieved promotion to the newly created Segunda División RFEF at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[19]
On 18 February 2025, Sergio Francisco further extended his link with Sanse until 2028.[22]
First team
On 25 April 2025, Sergio Francisco was announced as longtime incumbent Imanol Alguacil's replacement at the helm of the first team, with the deal being made effective at the start of 2025–26.[23] He resigned at the B side three days later, to "focus exclusively on planning the next season with the club's football department".[24]
^Pujol, Enric (19 June 2005). "Lluvia de goles de cara a la galería" [It rained goals when it counted for nothing] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^Eizagirre, A. (26 September 2008). "Sergio Francisco dice adiós a lo que queda de temporada" [Sergio Francisco says goodbye to rest of season]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
