Carlos Alberto Sainz (born 13 December 1937) is a former

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association football player. Sainz began his career in 1958 at

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, where he played until 1961. In 1962 he moved to

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with whom he reached the final of the

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, where they lost to Uruguayan side

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. He stayed at River Plate until 1967 and then moved to San Lorenzo from

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in 1968 before retiring in 1969. Sainz was member of the Argentina squad at the

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, where Argentina were eliminated in the group stage. He appeared in groups stage matches against Bulgaria and Hungary.

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