Francisco Javier López Bravo

Francisco Javier López "Francis" Bravo (born 6 April 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as either a centre-back or a full-back, and the manager of Atlético Malagueño.

Playing career Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Bravo played for CD San Félix before joining Club Atlético Malagueño in 1992, aged 18. He remained at the side in the following years, when they changed name to Málaga CF, becoming a regular starter in the process and helping the club to their promotion to Segunda División in 1998. After failing to make an appearance for the latter side, he joined fellow league team UD Almería in January 2004.

After featuring sparingly, Bravo spent six months without a club before agreeing to a deal with Tercera División side Racing Club Portuense in January 2005. He moved to UD Melilla of Segunda División B in that summer, and was a first-choice during his two-year spell.

Bravo continued to play in the fourth tier in the following years, representing CD La Unión, Oviedo and Vélez CF. In 2010, he moved to Primera Andaluza side CD Rincón, and retired with the club in the following year, aged 37.

Managerial career Shortly after retiring, Bravo joined the staff of his last club Rincón, as an assistant. In 2014, after managing their Juvenil squad, he was named at the helm of the first team in the regional leagues, and managed to achieve promotion in his first season.

On 12 July 2018, Bravo returned to his main club Málaga after being appointed manager of the Juvenil División de Honor team. Roughly one year later, he returned to Rincón, again as manager of the main squad.

On 30 June 2020, Bravo again returned to Málaga, being Juan Francisco Funes' assistant at the reserves. On 20 November 2025, he was appointed manager of the side, after Funes was promoted to the first team.

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Honours Málaga Segunda División: 1998–99 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002