Franco Caraccio

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Franco Caraccio
Personal information
Full name Franco Caraccio
Date of birth January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 21)
Place of birth    Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Houston Dynamo
Number 10
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-07
2008-
Arsenal de Sarandí
Houston Dynamo
6 (0)
9 (2)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Franco Caraccio (born January 16, 1987 in Chacabuco, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.

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[edit] Professional Career

Caraccio began his career in the youth ranks of Argentina club Arsenal de Sarandí and played five games for the club's first team during the Clausura tournament in 2006. He also played one league game during the 2006 Apertura tournament and one game in the Copa Sudamericana in 2007.[1]


On February 28, 2008, Caraccio signed with the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. [2] He played his first games for Houston in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and made his MLS debut in Houston's first match of the 2008 season against the New England Revolution on March 29, 2008. On April 6, 2008 Caraccio scored his first Dynamo goal on a header after a cross by left midfielder Corey Ashe.

[edit] International Career

Caraccio trained with the Argentine U-20 national team that worked with the Argentina national team prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Titles

Season Team Title
2007 Flag of Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí Copa Sudamericana

[edit] References

  1. ^ Franco Caraccio Houston Dynamo - Football Lineups
  2. ^ Houston Dynamo: News: Article

[edit] See also

[edit] Professional Career