Jorge Carrascosa

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Jorge Carrascosa

Full name	Jorge Carrascosa
Date of birth	August 15, 1948 (1948-08-15) (age 59)
Place of birth	Valantín Alsina, Argentina
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left-back
Youth clubs
	Banfield
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967-1969 1970-1972 1973-1979	Banfield Rosario Central Huracán	52 (?) 93 (?) 287 (?)
National team
1970-1977	Argentina	30 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Lobo Carrascosa (born August 15, 1948 in Valantín Alsina) is a former Argentine football left back. He played club football for Banfield, Rosario Central and Huracán and represented the Argentina national football team.

El Lobo (The Wolf) 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 badly, finishing bottom of their 2nd round group.

Carrascosa played for Argentina until 1977, making 30 appearances and scoring one goal^[1]. He played for Huracán until his retirement in 1979.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
Nacional 1971	Rosario Central	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1973	Huracán	Primera División Argentina

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^ rsssf: Argentina record international players

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Carnevali • 2 Ayala • 3 Babington • 4 Balbuena • 5 Bargas • 6 Brindisi • 7 Carrascosa • 8 Chazarreta • 9 Glaria • 10 Heredia • 11 Houseman • 12 Fillol • 13 Kempes • 14 Perfumo • 15 Poy • 16 Sá • 17 Squeo • 18 Telch • 19 Togneri • 20 Wolff • 21 Santoro • 22 Yazalde • Coach: Cap