Kiko Ratón

Kiko Ratón
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José González Expósito
Date of birth	19 September 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Puerto Cruz
	Tacuense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Puerto Cruz
1997–2001	Tenerife B
1999–2000	→ Gáldar (loan)
2001–2002	Vecindario
2002–2005	Tenerife
2005–2006	Hércules
2006–2008	Orihuela
2008–2009	Iraklis
2009–2011	Girona
2011–2012	Tenerife
2013	Eldense
2013–2014	Puerto Cruz
2014–2015	Once Piratas
2015–	Puerto Cruz
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016

Francisco José González Expósito (born 19 September 1976), commonly known as Kiko Ratón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Puerto Cruz as a striker.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 166 matches and 27 goals over six seasons, representing in the competition Tenerife, Hércules and Girona.

Club career[edit]

Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ratón finished his development at local CD Tenerife, playing his first years in the fourth division or lower and having also appeared for the club's reserves. He made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season in the second level, aged 26.^[1]

After three seasons with Tenerife, Ratón moved to second-tier side Hércules CF, appearing very rarely through one sole campaign. He resumed his career in division three with Orihuela CF, and scored 21 goals in his second year, second overall in all four groups.^[2]

Ratón then had one assuming experience abroad, joining Greek team Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in the summer of 2008.^[2] He returned home after just one year with Girona FC, achieving, at the age of 33, his best season as a professional as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation from the second tier.^[3]

Ratón continued to play well into his 40s, in the lower leagues and amateur football.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Kiko Ratón: un ‘nueve’ impagable > Luis Padilla (Kiko Ratón: a ‘nine’ like no other > Luis Padilla); Diario de Avisos, 17 September 2011 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Kiko Ratón regresa al CD Tenerife (Kiko Ratón returns to CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 19 July 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Kiko Ratón manda al Murcia a Segunda B (Kiko Ratón sends Murcia to Segunda B); Mundo Deportivo, 20 June 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Kiko Ratón siente que a sus 41 años “las oportunidades se las gana uno” (Kiko Ratón feels that at the age of 41 “you seize your own chances”); Radio Marca Tenerife, 16 November 2017 (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Kiko Ratón at BDFutbol
Kiko Ratón at Soccerway

[1] Kiko Ratón: un ‘nueve’ impagable > Luis Padilla (Kiko Ratón: a ‘nine’ like no other > Luis Padilla); Diario de Avisos, 17 September 2011 (in Spanish)

[Return-2] Kiko Ratón regresa al CD Tenerife (Kiko Ratón returns to CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 19 July 2011 (in Spanish)

[3] Kiko Ratón manda al Murcia a Segunda B (Kiko Ratón sends Murcia to Segunda B); Mundo Deportivo, 20 June 2010 (in Spanish)

[4] Kiko Ratón siente que a sus 41 años “las oportunidades se las gana uno” (Kiko Ratón feels that at the age of 41 “you seize your own chances”); Radio Marca Tenerife, 16 November 2017 (in Spanish)

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