The Royal Society has already resolved one of the great unknowns of its immediate future. Sergio Francisco will be the new coach of the first team from next seasonas announced this Friday the Txuri-Urdin club. The Guipuzcoan coach, currently responsible for the subsidiary, will take the Imanol Sheriff Relay After the closing of the course, in a clear commitment to the house model and the continuity of the project.
Sergio Francisco, giving indications from his technical area
Francisco currently directs to Sansethat fights for the ascent to the Second Division and occupies Playoff positions in First RFEF. His work at the head of the subsidiary has been remarkable, both in results and in the projection of young values formed in Zubieta. Know how few the quarry structure And he has been worth several of the last pearls that have made the leap to the first team. This same season, the club renewed his contract until 2028, as a sample of confidence in his leadership in the medium and long term.
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Native of Irún (1979), Sergio Francisco formed as a striker in the quarry of the Royal Societyalthough his professional career as a player developed mainly in Second B, after leaving the Donostiarra club. After hanging his boots, he began his stage as a technician in the Real Uniónwhere he came to direct the first team. In 2016 he joined the technical organization chart of Zubieta, first as second coach of the Real Sociedad C and then as the first coach for five campaigns.
Sergio Francisco, coach of the Royal Society B
In May 2022 he assumed the command of the Sanse, just descended to First RFEF, and has been able to stabilize it and return competitiveness. Now, after more than a decade of work in the quarry, Sergio Francisco receives the most important commission from his career: Take the witness of Imanol and keep alive the philosophy of a club that continues to trust yours to build the future.
Francisco will leave the subsidiary
Sergio Francisco will lead his last match at the head of the Sansewhich will be measured to Unionists from Salamanca in Zubieta. It will be the symbolic closure of a brilliant stage under the command of the subsidiary, which has led to the post -division playoff stalls. As of Monday, the Irundarra coach will focus exclusively on the planning of the next season of the first team, in close coordination with the club's football address.
Meanwhile, the Sanse will not be neglected. Iosu Rivassecond trainer of the subsidiary so far, will assume command of the team until the end of the season. Rivas knows perfectly the dynamics of the group and will continue to work with the aim of maintaining the competitive level and fighting for promotion, thus continuing the project initiated by Sergio Francisco.
