Keko (footballer, born 1973)

Keko
Personal information
Full name Francisco Martínez Jiménez
Date of birth (1973-06-15) 15 June 1973
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Granollers
1993–1994 Figueres 27 (2)
1994–1995 Hospitalet 34 (11)
1995–1997 Sabadell 68 (12)
1997–1998 Guadix 18 (11)
1998–2000 Cartagena 70 (33)
2000–2001 Figueres 37 (17)
2001 Toledo 4 (2)
2001–2003 Terrassa 80 (33)
2003–2005 Tenerife 75 (26)
2005–2006 Poli Ejido 47 (9)
2007–2008 Lleida 50 (11)
2008–2009 Gavà 36 (21)
2009–2010 Sant Andreu 29 (7)
Total 575 (195)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Francisco Martínez Jiménez (born 15 June 1973), known as Keko, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 160 games and 44 goals over the course of five seasons, representing in the competition Terrassa, Tenerife and Poli Ejido. He added 266/116 in Segunda División B, where he spent the better part of his 18-year senior career.

Football career

Keko was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. During his career, spent mainly in the third division, he played for thirteen different clubs, mostly in his native region. He made his debuts in the competition in the 1993–94 season, helping UE Figueres to the fourth position.

From 2002, Keko played five consecutive campaigns in the second level, starting with Terrassa FC then scoring an average of 13 league goals for CD Tenerife – although the club never promoted to La Liga – spending a further two years with Andalusia's Polideportivo Ejido. In January 2007, the 33-year-old returned to division three, signing with UE Lleida.

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