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Francisco Yeste

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yeste and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Francisco Yeste
Yeste taking a corner for Athletic Bilbao in 2005
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Yeste Navarro[1]
Date of birth (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Basauri, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1991–1997 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Basconia 38 (7)
1998–2000 Bilbao Athletic 34 (2)
1999–2010 Athletic Bilbao 302 (50)
2010–2011 Al Wasl 21 (9)
2011–2012 Olympiacos 5 (0)
2012 Baniyas 7 (0)
Total 407 (68)
International career
1998 Spain U18 1 (0)
1999 Spain U20 7 (0)
2000–2001 Spain U21 12 (0)
2003–2007 Basque Country 5 (3)
Managerial career
2014 Eldense
2016 Eldense
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner 1999 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco "Fran" Javier Yeste Navarro (born 6 December 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a left winger.

He spent 12 years of his career with Athletic Bilbao (19 including his youth one), appearing in 353 competitive matches and scoring 59 goals.[1] He also played in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, and later worked briefly as a manager.

Club career

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Athletic Bilbao

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Born in Basauri, Biscay, and a product of Athletic Bilbao's youth academy at Lezama,[1] Yeste made his first-team debut on 7 February 1999, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Racing de Santander.[3] He would total a further 13 appearances over that and the following seasons, while mainly registered with the reserves.

From 2000–01 onwards, Yeste was used regularly by the main squad, scoring six La Liga goals that year including two in a 4–0 home win over Real Oviedo on 10 December 2000.[4] After regular displays in 2003–04 he won a callup for Spain, although he did not make his debut;[5][6] he scored a career-best eleven goals in the latter campaign,[7] with the Basques finishing fifth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.[8]

At times troubled with injuries,[9][10] Yeste continued to feature prominently, playing all the league matches in 2006–07 as Athletic barely avoided relegation (17th) and scoring five goals in the process.[11] A player of volatile temperament,[12][13] he was also sent off five times from 2007 to 2009 and added 14 yellow cards,[14] one of the ejections occurring after he pushed Real Madrid's Iker Casillas in a 2–5 home defeat.[15]

Yeste featured irregularly in the 2009–10 season, also being ousted by manager Joaquín Caparrós for more than one month.[16] In the first match upon his return, a 2–0 loss at Atlético Madrid on 25 March 2010, he was booked.[17]

On 21 May 2010, after his contract expired, Yeste announced his departure from the club through his agent.[18]

United Arab Emirates

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On 19 June 2010, Yeste agreed to a two-year deal with Al Wasl.[19] In March of the following year, during the 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup semi-final against Al Ain, the opponents took the lead before the 50th minute (49:27) and, as they were still celebrating, he shot from the centre circle to score a goal that was described by Dutch news site Voetbal Stijl as "The fastest equaliser in the history of football" (49:54).[20]

There was controversy surrounding the legality of the goal, as Yeste shot the ball directly without having the ball passed from the centre circle, whilst another player was inside it, but it was later confirmed as valid, as the ball hit the ground just before crossing the goal line, and the other player inside the circle was from Al Ain.[21]

Later career

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Yeste signed with Greek champions Olympiacos in July 2011, reuniting with his former Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde.[22] On 17 January 2012, his one-year contract was mutually terminated,[23] and he had previously been subject to disciplinary proceedings for undergoing arthroscopy in Vitoria-Gasteiz without notifying the club;[24] the following day, he returned to the United Arab Emirates and joined Baniyas for six months.[25]

After retiring, Yeste was briefly in charge of lower-league Eldense; in the first of his two spells, he was suspended for three months by the Royal Spanish Football Federation for not possessing the necessary coaching badges.[26][27][28] He was also a youth manager at Arenas de Getxo.[29]

International career

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Yeste made five appearances for Spain at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, starting the 3–1 win over Honduras in the group stage for the eventual champions.[30][31]

Honours

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Basconia

Athletic Bilbao

Olympiacos

Spain U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Jiménez, Mayca (4 October 2018). "¿Qué fue de Fran Yeste? El '10' de Basauri que rugió en La Catedral" [What happened to Fran Yeste? The '10' from Basauri who roared at The Cathedral]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Yeste" (in Spanish). Aupa Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ Muriendas, Mauro (8 February 1999). "El Racing gana al Athletic y acaba con el gafe en casa" [Racing defeat Athletic and end home jinx]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Yelde [sic], con dos tantos, abrió la goleada que cerraron Javi y Julen" [Yeste, with two goals, started rout that Javi and Julen ended]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 December 2000.
  5. ^ "Xavi y Yeste, novedades en España" [Xavi and Yeste, new to Spain] (in Spanish). Es Más. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Yeste es la ´sorpresa´ de la selección española" [Yeste is the 'surprise' in Spanish national team]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 2 October 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Ugalde, Iñaki (30 June 2022). "Yeste y Urzaiz fueron pichichis del Athletic antes que Aduriz" [Yeste and Urzaiz were Athletic top scorers before Aduriz]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ^ "El Athletic acabará octavo y logrará su mejor clasificación en los últimos seis años" [Athletic will finish eighth and will have their best ranking of last six years]. La Información (in Spanish). 9 May 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. ^ López, Darío (4 March 2005). "Yeste estará de dos a tres semanas de baja" [Yeste out for two to three weeks] (in Spanish). UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Yeste se pierde el inicio de la Liga" [Yeste to miss beginning of the League]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 25 July 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  11. ^ Herrán, Alfonso (22 May 2018). "El segundo peor Athletic de la historia demanda una revolución" [Second-worst Athletic in history demand a revolution]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  12. ^ Martín, Juan Pablo (11 February 2010). "Otro arrebato de Yeste" [Another Yeste outburst]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (25 March 2010). "Yeste vuelve a la Liga dos meses después" [Yeste returns to the League two months later]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  14. ^ "El Athletic lleva 7 expulsiones en 7 partidos, 5 en los 4 últimos" [Athletic have 7 ejections in 7 matches, 5 in last 4]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 27 April 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Casillas: "Yeste no me da en la cara, pero me empuja"" [Casillas: "Yeste does not hit my face, but he pushes me"]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  16. ^ San Cristóbal, Ainara (7 March 2010). "Yeste no convence a Caparrós" [Yeste does not convince Caparrós]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  17. ^ "Forlán y Agüero reenganchan al Atlético" [Forlán and Agüero put Atlético back in the mix] (in Spanish). RTVE. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Thanks to Francisco Javier Yeste". Athletic Bilbao. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  19. ^ Beltrán, Javi (19 June 2010). "Fran Yeste se marcha al Al Wasl de Dubai" [Fran Yeste goes to Dubai's Al Wasl]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  20. ^ "GOAL: Speler Al Wasl maakt snelste tegendoelpunt allertijden" [GOAL: Al Wasl player scores the fastest equaliser in the history of football] (in Dutch). Voetbal Stijl. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  21. ^ Al-Sindi, Mansour (12 March 2011). درويش: لا غبار على هدف يستي وركلتي العين والشــــــــباب [Darwish: No doubts on Yeste's goal and Al Ain and Al Shabab calls]. Emarat Al Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  22. ^ "Yeste reunited with Valverde at Olympiacos". UEFA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Λύθηκε η συνεργασία με τον Φραν Γέστε" [Cooperation with Fran Yeste terminated] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  24. ^ "El Olympiacos multa a Yeste tras su operación en Gasteiz" [Olympiacos fine Yeste following his surgery in Gasteiz]. Deia (in Spanish). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  25. ^ Jose, James (26 April 2012). "I'm more happy with Bani Yas than with Al Wasl: Yeste". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  26. ^ Juan, Antonio (October 2014). "Los técnicos del Eldense Yeste y Albés reciben la misma sanción que Zidane" [Eldense managers Yeste and Albés get same punishment as Zidane]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  27. ^ Juan, Antonio (17 May 2016). "Fran Yeste dirigirá al Eldense la próxima temporada" [Fran Yeste will coach Eldense the next season]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  28. ^ "El Eldense destituye a Fran Yeste" [Eldense dismiss Fran Yeste]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  29. ^ "Fran Yeste, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil Nacional del Arenas de Getxo" [Fran Yeste, new manager of Arenas de Getxo's Juvenil Nacional]. El Correo (in Spanish). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  30. ^ "España bate a Honduras y se medirá a Estados unidos en octavos de final" [Spain beat Honduras and will face the United States in last 16]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 April 1999. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  31. ^ Díez, Óscar (1 May 2014). "Campeonato del Mundo sub'20 1999 (III): España se corona en Nigeria" [1999 Under'20 World Cup (III): Spain crowned in Nigeria] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  32. ^ Oyarzabal, Eduardo (1 June 2023). "Mendilibar y la bendita tómbola para el sevillismo" [Mendilibar and the holy bingo for Sevilla]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  33. ^ Georgakopoulos, George (19 April 2012). "Olympiakos coach Valverde will leave club in May". Kathimerini. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  34. ^ García, Miguel Ángel (17 April 2009). "Qué fue de los campeones del mundo sub20" [What happened to the under-20 world champions]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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