Francisco Arencibia

Francisco Arencibia
Personal information
Full name Francisco Martín Arencibia
Date of birth (1912-12-28)28 December 1912
Place of birth Alquízar, Cuba
Date of death 28 February 2004(2004-02-28) (aged 91)
Place of death Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1935 Tenerife
1935–1936 Atlético Madrid 9 (5)
1939–1947 Atlético Aviación 104 (37)
1947–1949 Granada 81 (58)
1950–1951 Tenerife goals5 =
International career
1942 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
1949–1950 Las Palmas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Martín Arencibia (28 December 1912 – 28 February 2004), also known as Pancho Arencibia, was a Cuban-Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Aviación, Granada, and the Spanish national team in the 1940s. As a player he was a member of what many consider to be the best Deportivo de Tenerife side in its history and then won two league titles for Atlético Aviación.

After he retired, he became the very first manager of UD Las Palmas in 1949.