Jorge Carrascosa

Jorge Carrascosa

Carrascosa playing for Huracán in 1973.
Personal information
Full name Jorge Carrascosa
Date of birth August 15, 1948 (1948-08-15) (age 63)
Place of birth Valentín Alsina, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position 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.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jorge Lobo Carrascosa (born 15 August 1948 in Valentín 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 poorly, 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.

Titles

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

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