Jorge Carrascosa

Jorge Carrascosa (born 15 August 1948 in Valentín Alsina), also known as El Lobo, is an Argentine former footballer who played as a left back. He played club football for Banfield, Rosario Central and Huracán and represented the Argentina national football team.

Jorge Carrascosa
Carrascosa in 1970
Personal information
Full name Jorge Carrascosa
Date of birth (1948-08-15) 15 August 1948
Place of birth Valentín Alsina, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Banfield 52 (0)
1970–1972 Rosario Central 88 (3)
1973–1979 Huracán 287 (0)
National team
1970–1977 Argentina 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2007

Career

Carrascosa started his career in 1967 with Banfield. He made his debut for Argentina in 1970 and was signed by Rosario Central, where he was part of the squad that won the Nacional 1971.

In 1973, he joined Huracán where he won a second Argentine championship in his first season, the Metropolitano was the clubs first championship since the professionalisation of Argentine football in 1931.

Carrascosa was a member of the 1974 World Cup squad, but the Argentine team fared poorly, finishing bottom of their 2nd round group.

Carrascosa played for Argentina until 1977, making 30 appearances and scoring one goal.[1] He resigned from the national team, while he was its captain, for not agreeing with the dictatorship of Videla, one year before the World Cup organized in Argentina.[2] He played for Huracán until his retirement in 1979.

Honours
Rosario Central
Huracán

References
  1. rsssf: Argentina record international players Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
  2. (in Spanish) "Carrascosa, the man who resigned to be the Great Captain". Clarín, 16-7-2014


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