Guillermo Franco (footballer, born 1983)

Guillermo Franco (born 21 May 1983 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine football defender.

Football career
After playing for Los Andes and Defensa y Justicia, Franco joined Godoy Cruz in 2002. He played with the team in the Argentine Primera until 2009, when he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia one season on loan. He returned to Godoy Cruz in 2010, but was immediately loaned to Atlético de Rafaela.

Outside football
In 2002, Franco became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He resigned from Godoy Cruz in 2005 to serve as a Mormon missionary in the LDS Church's Argentina Mendoza Mission. In 2007, he returned from his mission and was brought back into the Godoy Cruz squad.