Rafael Caroca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Antonio Caroca Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Curicó, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Iquique | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2014 | Colo-Colo | 51 | (0) |
| 2008 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → La Serena (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| 2014– | Deportes Iquique | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Chile U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rafael Antonio Caroca Cordero (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel kaˈroka korˈðero], born 19 July 1989) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Deportes Iquique as a defensive midfielder.[2]
Club career
Born in Curicó, Caroca joined to the football academy of Colo-Colo aged 15, after of be discovered by former historic player of the club, Marcelo Espina in 2004.[1]
International career
In January 2008, Marcelo Bielsa called up Caroca to the Chilean national team which were played in Asia for friendlies against Japan and South Korea.[3] He was also called up for the March 2008 friendly against Israel in Jerusalem; Caroca was the only player from the domestic league to be named in the squad.[4]
In May 2008, Caroca was once again selected by Bielsa. This time it was to the u-23 2008 Toulon Tournament. Caroca started the last three games Chile played in the tournament. Caroca was one of the youngest players to see significant playing time during the tournament. Caroca was named the best young player of the tournament.[5]
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Torneo de Clausura (2): 2007, 2009
- Deportes Iquique
- Copa Chile (1): 2013–14
International
- Toulon Tournament (1): 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pannain, Guilherme (2 June 2009). "Caroca: futuro chileno" (in Portuguese). Trivela.
- ↑ "Fuenzalida: "Colo Colo debe pelear una copa internacional"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 1 February 2010.
- ↑ "Chile enfrentará a Japón en amistoso" (in Spanish). AFP. 25 January 2008.
- ↑ "Marcelo Bielsa jugará con un tridente ofensivo contra Israel" (in Spanish). Yahoo!. 25 March 2008.
- ↑ JFM (31 May 2008). "La nueva hornada criolla toma Europa". Diario Vasco.
External links
- Rafael Caroca at National-Football-Teams.com
- Caroca at Football Lineups
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