Matías Caruzzo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Nicolás Caruzzo | ||
| Date of birth | August 15, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 120 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Boca Juniors | 73 | (2) |
| 2014– | Universidad de Chile | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Argentina | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matías Nicolás Caruzzo (born August 15, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Universidad de Chile in the Chilean Primera División.
Playing career
Club
Caruzzo came through Argentinos Juniors youth development system to make his professional debut on March 25, 2006 in a 3–1 away defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. He went on to establish himself as an important member of the first team squad.
Caruzzo was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the 2010 Clausura championship. He played in all 19 games and scored a vital goal in their 4–3 win against Independiente in the penultimate game of their championship winning campaign.
Caruzzo followed Argentinos Juniors 2010 Clausura champion coach Claudio Borghi to Boca Juniors for the dispute of the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season. Boca paid Argentinos a 2,500,000 US dollars fee, plus a percentage of a future sell.[2] On January 2014, Caruzzo signed a contract with Universidad de Chile for 3 years.[3]
National team
On May 20, 2009 Caruzzo made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won the game 3–1.
Achievements
Club
- 2010 Clausura
- Boca Juniors
- 2011 Apertura
References
- ↑ "Matías Caruzzo profile" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors official website. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ↑ "Caruzzo, finalmente, pasó a Boca". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-10. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2013/12/656-558085-9-matias-caruzzo-llego-a-la-u-para-jugar-la-copa-libertadores.shtml
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI (Spanish)
- Matías Caruzzo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at Football-Lineups.com
- Caruzzo, Matías Nicolás at Historia de Boca.com (Spanish)
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