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Joe Franchino (born August 8, 1976 in Fontana, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
Franchino began his college soccer career at Cal State-Fullerton, where he played in 1994 and 1995, and was named to Soccer America's All-Freshman team. After his sophomore year, Franchino transferred to the University of Washington, where he played in 1996 and 1997.
Following his senior year, Franchino was selected 30th overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. After appearing in 16 games and recording 4 assists as a rookie, Franchino became a consistent starter for the Galaxy in 1999. He played in 25 games in 1999, 16 of them starts, and recorded 3 assists. In the middle of the 2000 season, however, the Galaxy were forced by the league to give Franchino to the New England Revolution, along with Clint Mathis to the MetroStars, in exchange for the marquee acquistion of Luis Hernandez. While Hernandez was a colossal failure, Franchino became an important part of the Revolution's lineup. He started all 22 games he appeared in for New England in 2000, and would do the same for the next four years. In 5 years with the Revolution, Franchino has appeared in 106 games, all of them starts, registering 5 goals and 12 assists. Additionally, he was named the team captain in 2002, a role he has held ever since.
Franchino has only played one game with the U.S. national team, earning his lone cap in a friendly against Mexico in October, 2000.
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