Carlos Damián Casteglione (sometimes spelt Casteglioni; born on 9 May 1980, in

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) is an

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defender or defensive midfielder who plays for Juventud Universitario in

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Career

Casteglione started his career in 2002 with

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. He had a short spell in 2004 on loan with

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in the regionalised Argentine third division. After his loan spell he returned to Arsenal and played for the club during the most successful period in its history. In 2006-07 he helped Arsenal to qualify for the

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for the first time in the club's history. In 2007, he was the captain of the Arsenal team that won the

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, but he missed the second leg of the final due to a red card in the first leg in the

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. In 2008, Casteglione scored Arsenal's winning goal in the

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. After several years service as the Arsenal club captain, Casteglione joined the Greek club

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

in 2009 on a 1-year loan deal. He returned to Argentina in June 2010 to join recently promoted first division team

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Honours

References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics
at Futbol XXI
Carlos Casteglione at Football Lineups
* 1981 births Living people Copa Sudamericana-winning players Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Panionios F.C. players All Boys footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Rosario Central footballers Super League Greece players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub