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Francisco Lesmes
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Lesmes Bobed
Date of birth	4 March 1924
Place of birth	Ceuta, Spain
Date of death	11 August 2005 (aged 81)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Imperio de Ceuta
	África Ceutí
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1947	SD Ceuta
1947–1949	Granada
1949–1961	Valladolid
Total
International career
1954	Spain
Managerial career
1961–1962	Valladolid
1963–1964	Valladolid
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Lesmes Bobed (4 March 1924 – 11 August 2005) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career edit

Born in Ceuta, Lesmes started out as a senior at SD Ceuta and Granada CF, signing with Real Valladolid in 1949 and going on to play the remainder of his career with the Castile and León side. Eleven of his 12 seasons were spent in La Liga.^[1]

Lesmes retired in 1961 at the age of 37, appearing in 316 competitive matches with his main club and scoring three goals.^[2] As he was still part of the squad in 1960–61 he started working as a manager with the team,^[3] being in charge for seven games (four wins) as the campaign ended in top-tier relegation.^[4]

Lesmes also managed Valladolid in 1963–64, meeting the same fate. He was in charge of the Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla stadium's maintenance from 1988 to 1996.^[5]

International career edit

On 6 January 1954, Lesmes earned his only cap with the Spain national team, in a 4–1 home victory against Turkey for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[6]

Personal life and death edit

Lesmes' younger brother, Rafael, was also a footballer and a defender. Often referred to as Lesmes II as he played in Valladolid with his sibling for four seasons, he represented mainly Real Madrid and was also an international.^[2]^[7]

Francisco, also known as Paco during his playing days,^[2] died on 11 August 2005 at the age of 81.^[5]

References edit

^ "Los futbolistas que fueron leyenda en el Real Valladolid" [Footballers who were legends at Real Valladolid]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leyendas del Real Valladolid C. F. – Lesmes I" [Real Valladolid C. F. legends – Lesmes I]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Pina, Nivardo (24 March 1961). "Lesmes, jugador y entrenador del Valladolid" [Lesmes, Valladolid player and coach]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ Alvarado, Arturo (13 June 2021). "El deseado 'efecto rebote' del Pucela" [Pucela's wanted 'rebound effect']. Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "La muerte de Paco Lesmes viste de luto a la familia blanquivioleta" [Death of Paco Lesmes puts blanquivioleta family in mourning]. ABC (in Spanish). 13 August 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
^ Lasplazas, José Luis (7 January 1954). "España, 4 – Turquía, 1" [Spain, 4 – Turkey, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "Rafa Lesmes, muere la última leyenda" [Rafa Lesmes, the last legend dies]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 9 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.