University of California, Santa Barbara

CLUB
Has played in the academy systems of IFK Gothenburg in Sweden, Marbella FC and San Pedro in Spain and most recently Plymouth Argyle FC in England … Competed on an Andalusian Selection team at a tournament in Portugal … Played in the FA Cup with Plymouth Argyle … Registered 20 goals and nine assists for Plymouth in the 2024-25 season and 26 goals and 15 assists in 2025-26.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Swans School International in Marbella, Spain, Trinity High School in Teignmouth, England and Plymouth College in England … Competed at the World Cup of Schools in Barcelona and Italy, helping Swans to a third-place finish at the Barcelona edition as a seventh grader … Also skied competitively in Sweden.

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PERSONAL
Gunnar Ingvar Manne Franke was born Oct. 12, 2007 in Lund, Sweden … Son of Peter and Lisa Franke … Has a younger sister, Kerstin … Deciding between Economics and Financial Mathematics as his major at UC Santa Barbara … Plans to pursue a career in finance if not a professional soccer player … Roots for Liverpool FC and says his most memorable sports moment is Liverpool winning the Champions League … Listens to Drake, Sade, Franky Rizardo, Black Coffee and Prospa … Enjoys being active, going out or to the beach with friends … His favorite movies are The Godfather, Wolf of Wall Street and Interstellar.