Francisco Esteche

Francisco Esteche
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Esteche Sosa
Date of birth	11 December 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Luque, Paraguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	General Caballero ZC
Number	8
Youth career
1990–1991	Sportivo Luqueño
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1994	Sportivo Luqueño
1995–2005	Olimpia
2006	Guaraní
2007	Macará
2007–2008	12 de Octubre
2009	Jorge Wilstermann
2009–2011	Sportivo Luqueño
2011–	General Caballero ZC
International career‡
1995–2003	Paraguay
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 2010

Francisco Javier Esteche Sosa^[a] (born 12 November 1973), known as Francisco Esteche, is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for General Caballero of the Primera División in Paraguay.

Teams

Sportivo Luqueño 1991–1994
Olimpia 1995–2005
Guaraní 2006
Macará 2007
12 de Octubre 2007–2008
Jorge Wilstermann 2009
Sportivo Luqueño 2009–2011
General Caballero 2011–present

Personal life

Francisco is the younger brother of the footballer Adolfo Esteche, with whom he coincided in Peñón FBC, Sportivo Luqueño and Olimpia..^[1]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 May 1995	Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–1	Draw	Copa Paz del Chaco
2.	7 February 1996	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Armenia	2–0	Win	Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015^[2]^[3]

Notes

↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esteche and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

References

↑ Benítez, Gerardo (5 May 2021). "ADOLFO ESTECHE: "COMENCÉ Y TERMINÉ EN EL PEÑÓN"". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ 1995 MATCHES SOUTH AMERICA
↑ 1996 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (April – June)

External links

Francisco Javier Esteche at BDFA (in Spanish)
Francisco Esteche at Soccerway

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[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esteche and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

[2] Benítez, Gerardo (5 May 2021). "ADOLFO ESTECHE: "COMENCÉ Y TERMINÉ EN EL PEÑÓN"". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[3] 1995 MATCHES SOUTH AMERICA

[4] 1996 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (April – June)

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