Eder Giovanni Franchini Pastén (born 26 July 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Besides Chile, he has played in New Zealand. Career As a youth player, Franchini was with Huachipato and Universidad de Concepción until 2007. After having no chances to play professional football in his homeland, he switched to futsal, also representing the Chile national team in the 2008 Copa América. In 2012, he emigrated to New Zealand and began a football career by signing with Manukau City. He has had an extensive career in that country, playing for clubs such as Waikato FC, Hamilton Wanderers, coinciding with his compatriot Alexis Cárcamo, Southern United, Waitakere United, Glenfield Rovers, among others. In 2014, he returned to Chile for a brief stint and played for the Deportes Concepción futsal team in the Copa Libertadores, coinciding with Bernardo Araya, the most successful Chilean futsal player. At the tournament, they got a historical win against Uruguayan club Peñarol. In April 2022, he signed with Ngaruawahia United. Personal life At the same time he was a player of Waitakere United, he worked as a painter in a his friends' company. He made his home in Auckland, New Zealand, and started a painting company in 2019. References External links Eder Franchini at EverythingForFootball.com Eder Franchini at Eurosport.com 1988 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's futsal players Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers WaiBOP United players Hamilton Wanderers players Southern United FC players Waitakere United players Manurewa AFC players New Zealand Football Championship players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Association football midfielders